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| Hiking | 8.10 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 8.10 Miles | 5 Hrs 54 Mns | | 1.67 mph |
| 1,500 ft AEG | 1 Hour 3 Mns Break | 20 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | On our second day in the Gila Mountains near Glenwood, New Mexico we hiked the Whitewater Trail. This is the second time we came here. Back in November we hiked in about 1.3 miles in which is the Catwalk Trail, this time I wanted to hike in 5 miles then return. We made it just a hair past 4 miles and with it being so warm decided to call it good. This was just a short ways past the forest road called the powerhouse Trail. We can take that trail to do the upper end but next time in cooler weather. The GPS readings get a little screwy in these canyons AEG anywhere from 1200 to 1700 feet and return miles didn't quite match entrance miles. I'm calling it 4 because it is in between 3.8 and 4.2 with an AEG 0f 1500.
The first 1.2 miles is fairly easy in fact the first .75 is wheel chair friendly. After that the trail has many stream crossings with numerous ups and downs to avoid obstacles in the creek bed. I imagined the trail following along the creek but instead it followed a bit higher up along the north side. Occasionally it would drop into the creek bottom but soon climb back out. The trail is in good condition and easy to follow. There was a good flow of water in both the Whitewater and south fork but not enough to make stream crossing difficult. You will get your feet wet. Didn't see anyone on the trail after the first mile. Lots of raspberries along the trail and surprisingly they weren't all eaten up by local animals.
We will have to come back in cooler weather to complete the upper end of this canyon using the Deloche Trail and Powerhouse trail that start on hwy 159 to the Mogollon Ghost town. |
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