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Derrick - Horton Loop, AZ

	2024-05-05
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Derrick - Horton Loop

Payson, AZ

Derrick - Horton Loop

Payson, AZ

Hiking	9.25 Miles	1,950 AEG

Hiking	9.25 Miles	3 Hrs 20 Mns	2.92 mph
	1,950 ft AEG	10 Mns Break

Linked

linked

Horton Creek Trail #285

Highline Trail #31

Derrick Trail #33

Partners

partners

johnlp

john and i parked at derrick and walked up the road to horton creek trail
set out around 0700
first time going clockwise on the loop, although i've been up and down horton creek trail a few times
temps in 40s to start, started getting windy near horton springs
lots of water in horton creek
we saw three backpackers coming out and a couple other hikers
starting this direction cuts down on the number of people encountered
quite a few people camping along the creek
we took a few photos and spent some time wandering around the springs area
some ups and downs on highline and an easy downhill on derrick to finish the loop
saw just eight people on these trails
mid 60s by the time we finished
very windy
everything was nice and green
we timed this hike so that we would roll into payson at 1100 when the thai restaurant opens
home by 1300
pretty nice morning john, thanks!

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Horton Creek

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