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| Hiking | 12.43 Miles |
1,457 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.43 Miles | 7 Hrs 33 Mns | | 1.86 mph |
| 1,457 ft AEG | 53 Mns Break | 20 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Ginny and I have been doing sections of the Arizona Trail for the last 2 years. One of the sections we haven't done is the Canelo Hills West, east end. We started at Canelo Pass and headed west a little over 6 miles before heading back. When I did this section of the AZT back in 2013 I was really impressed with the area, beautiful country. The trail has been rerouted since then in some areas especially on the far west end. This portion we did today hasn't changed.
Very dry on this trip with water in the Down Under Tank and a small trickle in the creek just a quarter mile downstream from it, dry every where else, even at Cott Tank although the faucet there had water. We ate lunch at an old windmill just about a half mile from Red Rock Canyon. Returned the way we came.
Saw two AZT southbound through hikers on the way in, they didn't appear to be together. Couple of vehicles glassing the area for I guess the upcoming deer season (We saw two pretty good size white tailed). Stopped and talked to a couple that were in one of those small off road vehicles and asked how they got into this area, turns out the forest service has opened a new route (Meadow Valley Road) along the Harshaw road in the northern part of the San Rafael Valley . Looked on line for more info but couldn't find a map. Will have to do more research because it would be a good way to access the middle portion of the Arizona Trail Canelo Hills West. Terrific hike with excellent weather. |
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