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| Incinerator Ridge Knagge Trail, AZ | |
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Incinerator Ridge Knagge Trail, AZ
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| Hiking | 6.80 Miles |
2,080 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.80 Miles | 6 Hrs 20 Mns | | 1.35 mph |
| 2,080 ft AEG | 1 Hour 17 Mns Break | 20 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Drove up to Mount Lemmon to the Incinerator Ridge Trail and Hiked down to just a little past the San Pedro Vista. We turned around when our GPS's indicated 2 miles. Headed back the way we came to the Knagge Trail. Headed down the Knagge to the saddle about .7 miles in and turned around. Headed back up the Knagge and took the Kellogg Mountain Trail to the Butterfly Trail and returned to our start point. Started at about 0700 to overcast skies. We headed south along Incinerator Ridge, fairly easy walking for the first half mile then the trail starts it'd descent down to the San Pedro Overlook. Easy trail to follow but does have a lot of stair stepping as you descend.
On the return hike we took the Knagge Trail, I had tried this a few years back and didn't find any sign of it but this time we managed to find traces of it. Followed it down to the small saddle about .7 miles down where we lost it. It seems the trail switch backs down the south side of that saddle. Will have to do this again when we have more time to search out the trail, would at least like to get to the remains of the Knagge Cabin. Ate lunch at the saddle and returned the way we came. The GPS track on our return trip pretty much sticks to the trail. Red flags were placed along the trail and that helped us when we weren't sure about the route. The trail is covered with brush and dead fall that also helped obscure the trail.
Once back on the Incinerator Ridge Trail we took the Kellogg Mountain Trail to the Butterfly Trail and returned. No one on the trail all day with the exception of a couple camping we saw in the early morning along the ridge. Cloud cover for most of the day kept things pleasant. No water anywhere along the trail but then there were no stream crossings on this hike. |
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