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| Hiking | 9.42 Miles |
1,669 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.42 Miles | 5 Hrs 17 Mns | | 1.86 mph |
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| partners | | After last week’s adventures in the Goldfields, Chris worked up a loop adjacent to the Apache Gap area we did last Sunday. I have been to Bagley Tank many years ago, but never along the horse trails Chris had mapped out.
We started in the dark and headed off. I never knew this secondary trail started right from the TH. I always took the road down to the wash and started out from there. This track kept us off the wash and along the little ridge near the trailhead. Very distinct paths with lots of horseshoe tracks (and horse droppings too).
The path took us down into a wash below 2881. This area was so lush, like a jungle. All the rains these past months really made stuff grow out there. We eventually started climbing up towards the saddle north of 2881 and got on the trail that is part of the Consensus Hike for 2881/Horns/Willow. This area on the ridgeline is really scenic. You get views of the Superstition Mountain, Weavers Needle, the western Supes, Canyon Lake, Saguaro Lake and beyond. Rather than hang a right and start up (and then down) towards the Horns, we kept going along the ridge.
The trail dropped down towards Bagley Tank and was pretty steep. We arrived in the green and grassy tank area and got on the FS12 for the rest of the hike back. There was a good amount of water in the tank this time around.
The balance of the hike was along FS12 and in Willow Creek Wash. Still highly scenic as the Goldfields in all their glory were showing off all the way back. We arrived back at a packed trailhead. The word is out for the Goldfields, but there's still so many little trails like this loop to explore.
A morning well spent. Thanks for the invite Chris. |
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