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| Hiking | 7.81 Miles |
1,018 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.81 Miles | 5 Hrs 15 Mns | | 1.74 mph |
| 1,018 ft AEG | 45 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | | After my visit to “Tonto Narrows” last summer I was intrigued to go back but it was quite the price of admission to get into the area. I constructed a legal (I think) and easier route to the narrows that avoids all private property in the area. Left PHX at 5:30 in hopes to beat the heat to one of the closer swimming areas to Phoenix. It was hot even with a 7 AM start unfortunately. Made decent time to the narrows which we cooled off there before entering the gates of hell. I hoped to make it to the waterfall area others have shared here and with a few swims and about a mile we were there. Beautiful to see but would’ve been nicer with more flow and better lighting. Water was much colder here but plenty of places to jump. As always 15-18 inch fish swim in the pools below. After some relaxing time we headed back before one last stop at the narrows before the dreaded hike back which was hot and seemed more thorny than the way in. Back to the truck which read 97 degrees. Another amAZing day in Hellsgate. |
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