Ballantine Cabin & Corral Photoset • Jackluminous • 2026-02-21 • HikeArizona.COM

Ballantine Cabin & Corral, AZ

	2026-02-21
	17 by Jackluminous

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Ballantine Cabin & Corral

Phoenix, AZ

Ballantine Cabin & Corral

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	9.40 Miles	2,561 AEG

Hiking	9.40 Miles	5 Hrs 5 Mns	2.27 mph
	2,561 ft AEG	57 Mns Break

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Ballantine Trail #283

Pine Creek Loop #280

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First time hiking in the area, looking for something reasonably close to Phoenix but without the usual Saturday crowds in the McDowells. This was perfect.

There are a few rocks on this trail.

Scrambled up a side drainage a bit to explore, had lunch, and decided the catclaw choking the drainage wasn't very fun and headed back to the proper trail.

Made it almost all the way to the cabin before I saw any people, which was nice. A parade of five on horseback followed a distance behind me and we arrived at the cabin (or what is left of it: a pile of tin panels and a stove) about the same time.

I passed one hiker on the return leg, and that was about it.

Temperatures were perfect. Lots of wildflowers too. Great way to spend a Saturday.

Wildflowers Observation Moderate
Nice variety beyond just the usual suspects (brittlebush, fairy dusters, globe mallow). Lots of lupines, poppies, and dipterostemon among others.

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