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| Hiking | 13.90 Miles |
3,204 AEG |
| | Hiking | 13.90 Miles | 8 Hrs 15 Mns | | 1.68 mph |
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| partners | | This seldom used and remote northern Mazatzal Wilderness- Deadman Mesa TR#17 (out of Strawberry,AZ) is a slow/tough 4x4 HIGH clearance only hiking trail to reach, BUT the last 1.6mls of hiking "down from" 4300' at Deadman's Mesa Plateau ending point "down to" 2815' at beautiful, clear, and strong flowing FOSSIL CREEK was well worth the pain and agony of 5.7mls of additional one way, very rocky FR591 and semi-trail hiking to reach this Deadman's Mesa Plateau ending point where the real hike payoff begins..a most scenic -1485' ridgeline hike drop to Fossil Creek visible on the west side, rugged Hardscrabble Canyon/Creek on the east side, and the Verde River gleaming in the distant south.
The last time I was still hiking after dark to reach my TH end was last March'08 while finishing up the last segment of the tough Sierra Ancha- Moody Point TR#140. This was not the plan that Ken and I wanted to happen again, but due to a very late 10:40am hike start(due to leaving town late, me getting us on the wrong 4x4 TH access road, us not safely able to drive the entire 6.2mls distance on FR591 to the actual TH start, and a 7 mile +2765' hike back out), I ended this hike 35 minutes after dark at 6:55pm totally wasted  and pleased 
Here are some "key" waypoints for a planned hike on this alternate trail access to beautiful FOSSIL CREEK(with a nice shaded,sand beach campsite right next to F/C):
..FR708/FR591 intersection out of Strawberry: N34 24.139 W111 34.428
(5.2mls west on FR708-Strawberry Rd, From Hwy 87)
..Alternate TH Parking(~2.62MLS IN ON FR591 before going down hill) IF you own a stock '95YJ Jeep with P225R15 tires  : N34 22.892 W111 36.266
..Actual TH Parking and signed Hike Start for TR#17(~6.2mls in on FR591..close to Deadman Tank): N34 21.855 W111 38.835
..Intersection of Deadman Mesa TR#17 and Fossil Creek: N34 19.509 W111 39.769 |
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