Red Hills - AZT #24 Photoset • wallyfrack • 2026-03-07 • HikeArizona.COM

Red Hills - AZT #24, AZ

	2026-03-07
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Red Hills - AZT #24

Payson, AZ

Red Hills - AZT #24

Payson, AZ

Hiking	21.60 Miles	4,713 AEG

Hiking	21.60 Miles	10 Hrs 38 Mns	2.11 mph
	4,713 ft AEG	25 Mns Break

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Bull Spring Trail #34

Brush Trail #249

Red Hills Trail #262 - Mazatzal

Mazatzal Divide Trail #23

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Early chatter referred to this as the Doll Baby death march but the weather cooperated and the climbs were moderate at times so there were no casualties.

We go an early start around 6:35am and it was nice cool to start. The climbs started early and kept coming but the breeze really came through.
At one saddle we seemed pretty high up but we were only at 5,400 feet and eventually climbed to 6,100 feet. The views are nice and the ridges easy to hike. We did see two through hikers and that was it for the day.
We hiked our own pace and regrouped from time to time. The AZT sections are in good shape the descent down the Mazatzal Divide trail was a little overgrown and rocky. The hike went well considering the AEG and miles. My GPS threw a random point just to turn me around but then adjusted. My track actually skips the section I hiked over and back and over.
We finished up before dark and everyone was still standing so it's a win.

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