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| Hiking | 2.93 Miles |
1,340 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.93 Miles | 2 Hrs 13 Mns | | 1.41 mph |
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| partners | | I hiked part of Arch Canyon back in the 1990’s when I was living in Tucson. I always wanted to get back there and hike up to see the arch, close up.
I decided to head down south again. Wally and Jackson signed up as well. It’s a long day hike with the 3 hour drive each way.
We arrived at the TH about 730am. The weather was pleasant, almost cool. The trail starts as a fairly gradual hike skirting the base of the ridge. After about ½ mile, the trail turns in a much steeper and varied hike.
I read some other triplogs that called this hike “the flatiron with an arch”. I would compare it more to Carney Springs with an Arch. All up, with some slickrock, steep chutes and switchbacks a-plenty. It’s another ½ mile along the trail, but that’s most of the elevation.
We were in the shadows, going up most of the way which made all that up bearable. I wouldn’t want to hike up this one in the full sun with some heat added in.
Once you reach the saddle at the top, you are presented with several well-cairned trails. We eventually sorted out which one went where. The trail to the left goes towards the edge and the top of the butte. There’s a secondary hidden arch up here. And, if you are daring and possess no fear of death, you could try to get to the top of the arches. The trail that goes to the right takes you along a little ridge and then down to a chute that will take you to the arch.
We made it to the top of the chute area and were content enough with that. We had another hike planned and didn’t want to spend too much time exploring. If I come back here again, I will make the arch and the area around the arch my main target.
We hike back down the steep section. We came across one hiker going up and then a Border Patrol agent near the trailhead. The trailhead had a couple of new vehicles and 3 Border Patrol trucks. It makes me wonder what was going on there.
This short, steep hike was a challenge, but very scenic. Worth the effort for sure. |
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