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Salthouse Canyon Trail #18 - 2 members in 2 triplogs have rated this an average 2.5 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Aug 09 2025
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Highline Trail #47 - Apache SitgreavesAlpine, AZ
Highline Trail #47 - Apache Sitgreaves
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Run/Jog10.54 Miles 2,720 AEG
Run/Jog10.54 Miles   4 Hrs   23 Mns   8 Secs2.71 mph
2,720 ft AEG      30 Mns Break
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Had been wanting to check out more of the west side of the Strayhorse divide, so I decided to try and get to Chitty Creek via Highline. Started at around 9am and it was already a little warm, but not unbearable. No real routefinding issues early; there are a few overgrown patches, and my maps were wrong in a lot of areas, but the alignment was mostly straightforward.

Highline started getting a bit fainter approaching the Salthouse junction, but after the junction it was pretty clear. Got to where Highline is supposed to leave Salthouse, and couldn't find a sign or an obvious trail. Poked around a bit and I found a really faint trail where the map says it should be, but it disappeared and I figured my map was wrong and there must have been a reroute. At this point I decided to head further down Salthouse, figuring I'd either quickly stumble on a trail junction, or get to see a little more of Salthouse. The latter turned out to be the case. I went maybe a mile further down Salthouse, and then decided to turn around.

On the hike back up, I accidentally stumbled on the upper Salthouse junction; that one does appear to have moved from where it is on my map. By the time I got back up to the spring, I was struggling, and started having to take sitting breaks every few minutes on the climb. Even on the descent into Crabtree, I was still feeling pretty rough, not sure what was going on. Grabbed some dousing water from a pool in Crabtree, and kept my head and neck wet the rest of the way. Regained some normalcy by Crabtree Park, so I suspect I'm just not handling heat well at my advanced age.

Started getting some sprinkles the last half mile, and just as I got back to my car, it started pouring. So at least I timed it well.
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Highline Trail #47 - Apache SitgreavesAlpine, AZ
Highline Trail #47 - Apache Sitgreaves
Alpine, AZ
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FOTG • Triplogs 1,052
Backpack17.11 Miles 3,785 AEG
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After exploring Hagan Canyon trail, I headed north up 191 to the Strayhorse campground and the trailhead for my overnight backpack. My destination was the Chitty Falls area. I had been there before and while the falls are not spectacular, there is a very nice campsite near them and I had remembered thinking how nice of a spot it would be for an over-nighter last year. I was also interested in hiking the rest of Chitty Creek and Salthouse Trail #18, which I still need to get into HAZ. At Strayhorse I double checked my gear, cooked up a brat and had some cream of wheat for an early lunch and then hit the trail.

As expected it was very warm and Blanco and I did not get much relief until about half way down the Salthouse Trail. The Highline Trail is rather exposed, especially with a couple of major burn areas in the first two miles, so we were happy to get off it and on to some new trail. Salthouse went pretty quick and it was not horrible, but not overly impressive either. In fact, it was even a slight drag because it was cluttered up with cattle. I guess I must have missed grazing season the last time I was there, because both Salt and Chitty were being pretty heavily grazed. Luckily there were not many cattle around the falls and my campsite, however, they still greatly diminished the two trails for me. I still managed to enjoy my superb site located just south of the falls and high on the creek bank.

We only covered about 17 miles on Friday, but the heat had Mr. Blanco and I beat and we were both in bed before the sun completely fell. We got an early start on day two in order to beat the worst of the morning heat and leave time for an afternoon day hike somewhere in the higher elevations of the Blue Range. We reached the trailhead at about 0930 on Saturday.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max Chitty Canyon Medium flow Medium flow
Creek is flowing nicely the entire length of the canyon

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max Chitty Creek Spring Gallon per minute Gallon per minute
Creek is flowing nicely the entire length of trail
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