Deadman Falls Photoset • 00blackout • 2026-01-14 • HikeArizona.COM

Deadman Falls, AZ

	2026-01-14
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Deadman Falls, AZ

Hiking	19.61 Miles	3,620 AEG

Hiking	19.61 Miles	11 Hrs 4 Mns	2.01 mph
	3,620 ft AEG	1 Hour 18 Mns Break

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It had been a while since I've really stretched my legs on a hike, and Deadman Canyon Falls has been on my list for a bit, so off we went. Only car in the parking lot when we arrived at the pretty mild (temp was 45) Barnhardt TH at 7:30. Last week's storm did not drop a ton of rain and snow so we weren't sure what the falls would look like but as we started up Barnhardt and heard the raging creek below, we knew it was going to be pretty good. The trail to Hawaiin Mist is fine; brush is definitely encroaching, but nothing horrible. HM was way more than a mist with tons of flow and ice. Between HM and the Big Kahuna, there were isolated sections of ice, some on trail, so it was slower going in some spots. BK wasn't quite flowing as much as I saw right after the October storms, but it was pretty dam close. Spent a few minutes there before continuing. Once past the Sandy Saddle junction, the Manzanita begins to narrow the trail, with some of the plants reaching over 6 feet tall. Some maintenance is going to be needed, otherwise it will turn into Sandy Saddle

. In the shady sections, snow appeared that had melted and refrozen many times, making some sections a bit treacherous and slow. The downhill section right when you jump on the AZT is my least favorite, tons of rocks, and with the snow melt, mud, and water. We got to the falls junction, jumped down into the creek for the short walk. The falls were incredible with tons of flow; I definitely would not want to hike that far, and the falls were a trickle, so we got lucky on the timing. Spent some time taking pics and took a break before heading back. Long, uneventful hike back, having to use the headlamp the last mile and a half. Even with the headlamp, hiking down the rocky Barnhardt was not fun. I was definitely over it by the time we got back to the TH around 6:30. Long day, but worth seeing a new area to me in the Mazzies and no people the entire day.