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Dec 14 2019

joebartels

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Joined Nov 20 1996

Fort Reno - Reno Pass - Cypress - Park Tr Loop, AZ

Hiking		Dec 14 2019
		joebartels • Triplogs 5,894

Hiking	15.44 Miles	4,142 AEG

Hiking	15.44 Miles	9 Hrs 16 Mns		2.01 mph
	4,142 ft AEG	1 Hour 34 Mns Break	18 LBS Pack

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Camp Reno

Cypress Peak 5952 - Mazatzal

Park Trail #66

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The_Eagle

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Area has been on my curious horizon for many moons. Suggested this loop Sept 2016 having traveled the top with jj on Slate Creek to Browns Peak hike in 2014. Bruce suggested it back for today. Knew it wouldn't be easy. Figured it would be an itch to scratch. Rarin' to check it out regardless!

Apparently the first day of bow hunting for deer. FR 22 Sycamore/Bushnell Tanks was packed. 2 guys decked out full GQ hunt were heading up Park Trail when we arrived. Likely cursing our presence but we were headed the other way.

Camp Reno
Best thing about this historical location is @PrestonSands guide. Answered questions I had and then some!

FR 524
This was our ticket up to the southern Mazzie backbone. Soon we encountered a cool family out hunting, glassing Daniel Spring vicinity. Bruce speaks their language so it's usually a semi entertaining encounter. He'd fit in at a tupperware party better than me too.

Humidity was brutal heading up. Reno Pass was almost as exciting as I remember from five years ago.

Cypress Peak
From the end of FR 1694 we headed off trail to the peak. Threw my pants on by chance. Boy howdy was that the right decision. It'd be a screamer in shorts. Years ago I gave this peak a 3 out of 5. Cursed the chaparral/cactus battle on hike. The views are pretty good, I love Arizona. Little interest in returning, just don't have the heart to slap a 2 on it. Great cell signal if you want to send Tibber a text!

We lunched at the top. Heading down the southside was friendlier, aka less, vegetation.

Park Trail 66
A brittle-faded carsonite stake is your trail clue off the side of FR 422. Faded ribbons and a faint trail lure you in a quarter mile. The best way to tackle the next 3/4 mi is with a bulldozer. Bruce graciously allowed me to lead. It's not horrible. Just dense brush that takes a stern push. Pants recommended. Two areas had us questioning the route of the trail. Nothing to fret.

With a semi tough day under belt we skipped the main instalike Park Creek Falls side trip. Found a winner trail snack heading down. Bite of trail mix followed by a bite of apple. Woo doggie, good stuff! The trail had better than anticipated views. Doubt many Tonto Basin locals utilize their nearby trail options.

Crossed park creek just before getting back to the trailhead. Lol, a two minute hike would have delivered a stunning view!

Synopsis
Grateful to have had the opportunity to hike this loop. Swore it off repeatedly throughout the hike after seemingly never ending obstacles.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Sotol

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Cypress Peak

Meteorology

Meteorology [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Altocumulus Floccus Sunset

Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated
Not much left, nor likely what most would seek in prime. Nice yellow tree in distance on rugged southern mountain side noted heading down lower half of Park Trail. Imagine spring fed being a loner. Sycamores near lower TH probably put on a decent show in the last month, just huge crispy leaves on trail now.

Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Quarter mile of light daisies on upper FR524, with a hint of purple twice.

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- joe

Dec 14 2019

The_Eagle

Guides 41
Routes 1,626
Photos 14,983
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69 male

Joined Jan 20 2009
Far NE Phoenix,

Camp Reno - Cypress Peak - Park Trail, AZ

Hiking		Dec 14 2019
		The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,760

Hiking	16.01 Miles	4,389 AEG

Hiking	16.01 Miles	9 Hrs 16 Mns		2.03 mph
	4,389 ft AEG	1 Hour 23 Mns Break	14 LBS Pack

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Camp Reno

Cypress Peak 5952 - Mazatzal

Park Trail #66

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joebartels

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We'd been wanting to hit up this area for awhile.

The road to this TH is accessible to any vehicle with clearance higher that a Civic. All bets are off when wet.

We arrived at the TH as two bow hunters were heading up the Park Trail #66. So we headed CCW to Camp Reno on the 409.

Camp Reno was less than exciting, but that itch is scratched. Interesting History, none the less.

We gained the first chunk of elevation on the steady climb up FR524 next to the noisy Reno Creek. Water everywhere.

We turned to the south, taking FR1694 to the end. Here's where the "Fun" began. 2.5 hours to climb 1000', over 2 miles. There were a few areas the were "kinda thick". The climb up the north side of Cypress Peak, looked a little daunting, but actually went quicker than anticipated. Lunch on top showed off nice 360 views of the area.

Cypress Peak - 5952

[ youtube video ]

The retreat to the South, then East was much nicer.

The Park Trail #66's upper TH would be very easy to miss w/o a track. This trail was flagged and even slightly trimmed in spots recently in the upper reaches. That ended after a bit. It's a brush push in spots and we lost it twice.

Short on time and not wanting/needing any more AEG, we skipped the side trip to the falls. Too bad, with all the water, I was looking forward to seeing them. A reason to go back I guess. The remainder of the trail was clear and in decent shape to the TH.

With all the steep up and steep down on this hike, knees were barking at the end of the day.

Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated

Wildflowers Observation Isolated

	Boulder Tank	51-75% full	51-75% full
	Appeared full from a distance

	Cloudburst Spring	Quart per minute	Quart per minute
	Flowing quite well

	Corner Spring	Quart per minute	Quart per minute
	Plenty of water in the area

Park Creek @ the Park Trail

Medium flow

Reno Creek @ Camp Reno

Medium flow

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Dave Barry

Oct 18 2014

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Joined Oct 29 2005
Scottsdale, AZ

Sunflower- Camp Reno - Park Trail Loop, AZ

Hiking		Oct 18 2014
		topohiker • Triplogs 3,536

Hiking	30.43 Miles	5,755 AEG

Hiking	30.43 Miles	15 Hrs 4 Mns	2.75 mph
	5,755 ft AEG	4 Hrs Break

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Sycamore Canyon - Bushnell to Round Valley

Reno Pass from Ram Valley

Camp Reno

Park Trail #66

Park Creek Falls

Pine Mountain - AZT #21

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fan3992

I've been looking for a way to loop the Bushnell Tanks, Park trail and FR422. I drew up a route on HAZ and away we went.
Fan & I started about 7:30 and the weather was very cool. We came across two hunters who had spotted a bear in the area.

Soon we were hiking down the backside of MT.Ord on FR524. We hopped off of FR524 to an old ATV trail that took us close enough to the Camp Reno. We bushwhacked around a bit before hitting the Camp Reno road. Fan took a break as I explored around Camp Reno.

Park Trail #66
We topped off our water at the Park creek. We knew it was going to be warm climbing up in the sun.
The Park trail is no "walk in the park". The trail goes from 2,700 feet to 5,000+. There is little shade. The lower part is easy to follow. But once you get to 4,000 foot range, it changes. The tall grass hides the trail and cairns. We keep on missing the trail and bushwhacked back to it. We started to dread the HAZ split stats because we slowed down to a mile an hour!
The trail is there, it's just the tall grass increases the route finding. After a couple of hours we made it to the Edwards park. Now that is a one great park!

We headed down the AZT to a point where we bushwhacked to a series of abandoned Jeep roads that lead us back to the Jeep.

We were amazed at the amount of flowing water everywhere. The song that keep playing in my head was the "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". The verse was “Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink" Except it was good potable water. The 1st mile of FR22 was wet and overgrown with plants. This area got hit with a lot of rain. It looks like the road moved again.

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"Everywhere is walking distance...If you have the time"
-Stephen Wright

Aug 01 2009

cabel

Guides 4
Photos 2,750
Triplogs 402

60 male

Joined Nov 13 2005
Cave Creek, AZ

Camp Reno

Payson, AZ

Camp Reno

Payson, AZ

Hiking		Aug 01 2009
		cabel • Triplogs 402

Hiking	2.30 Miles	224 AEG

Hiking	2.30 Miles	1 Hour	2.30 mph
	224 ft AEG

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don't waist your time there is nothing to see there.

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All who wander are not lost...just me.

May 25 2009

RunningAz

Routes 1
Triplogs 4

50 male

Joined May 23 2009
Mesa, AZ

Camp Reno

Payson, AZ

Camp Reno

Payson, AZ

Hiking		May 25 2009
		RunningAz • Triplogs 4

Hiking	2.30 Miles	224 AEG

Hiking	2.30 Miles	40 Mns	3.45 mph
	224 ft AEG

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Just a quick hike in to explore the area after a short hike on the Park Trail.

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Nov 17 2006

PrestonSands

Guides 170
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48 male

Joined Apr 12 2004
Tucson, AZ

Camp Reno

Payson, AZ

Camp Reno

Payson, AZ

Hiking		Nov 17 2006
		PrestonSands • Triplogs 2,097

Hiking	2.00 Miles	224 AEG

Hiking	2.00 Miles	1 Hour	2.00 mph
	224 ft AEG

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A busy day! Drove up from Safford, and hiked into Camp Reno that morning. Did some exploring, and checked out the rock wall. Then it was off to Payson to harass my former co-workers

Finally, drove back down to Tonto Basin, where I met John and Jason for our annual Salome backpack.
Excellent reading if you can find a copy: Camp Reno: Outpost in Apacheria, 1867-1870 by Jim Schreier

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