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| Hiking | 14.53 Miles |
2,948 AEG |
| | Hiking | 14.53 Miles | 5 Hrs 57 Mns | | 2.67 mph |
| 2,948 ft AEG | 30 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Day hike loop on the AZT and Mazatzal Wilderness. John came up with this lop that involved some road walking but mostly on trail. We started down the hill from the Mormon Grove Trailhead about 2.5 miles before getting to the single track. Then on to the AZT and Saddle Mountain trail over to McFarland Spring area. We took a break at McFarland before continuing on AZT to the junction where the old and new AZT alignment separates.
Instead of taking the new AZT we followed the old alignment which is Thicket Spring Trail. The first mile was a bit overgrown as expected since it's no longer AZT, however, once we dropped down over the highpoint the trail was a supper highway and had been recently cleared. Continuing we eventually reached the new AZT alignment and hiked southbound from there.
About a mile down the AZT we ran into the trail steward for the section doing some work. From talking to him he mentioned that the trail maintenance we saw on the old AZT they had cleared recently. They definitely did a great job clearing a nice wide path!
After that we hit the junction and left the AZT onto an old jeep trail. We followed that back out to where the truck was parked to finish the loop. |
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