Garden Valley - Hackberry Loop Photoset • rayhuston • 2024-01-12 • HikeArizona.COM

	2024-01-12
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Garden Valley - Hackberry Loop

Phoenix, AZ

Garden Valley - Hackberry Loop

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	11.87 Miles	1,524 AEG

Hiking	11.87 Miles	6 Hrs 5 Mns	2.15 mph
	1,524 ft AEG	33 Mns Break

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Needle Vista to Hackberry Spring

Black Mesa Trail #241

Black Mesa - Superstition Mountains

Second Water Canyon

Stoker Trail

Second Water Trail #236

Horse Lot Trailhead to First Water TH

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1045 start. I queued up a nice easy loop hike from the Needle Vista lot to Hackberry Spring, up to Garden Valley and back via Second Water trail and the Horse Lot.

Then I got silly and added a second loop with an off trail trek across Black Mesa to Second Water Canyon, which pretty much negated the little saunter I had in mind.

The view east from the top of Black Mesa almost made it worth the effort. While in Second Water Canyon I came across some old pipes and a spring box that I didn’t expect to see.

It was chilly out with clear skies, just a wisp of breeze. Didn’t see many people today.

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Hackberry Spring Second Water Spring

First Water Creek at Second Water Trail #236

Dry

	Hackberry Spring	Dripping	Dripping
	Nice clear pool at the spring

	Second Water Canyon	Pools to trickle	Pools to trickle
	A couple of clear pools just below the spring.

	Second Water Spring	Dripping	Dripping
	The spring was full and clear, with clear pools just below the spring.

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