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Powerhouse Trail - Wenima Wildlife Area - 2 members in 4 triplogs have rated this an average 3.5 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Feb 24 2026
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Powerhouse Trail - Wenima Wildlife AreaAlpine, AZ
Powerhouse Trail - Wenima Wildlife Area
Alpine, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 24 2026
AZLOT69 • Triplogs 2,245
Hiking1.25 Miles 70 AEG
Hiking1.25 Miles
70 ft AEG
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Secluded great lunch site. Nice hike after to historic powerhouse, petroglyphs and a few Indian ruins.
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Feb 08 2026
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Powerhouse Trail - Wenima Wildlife AreaAlpine, AZ
Powerhouse Trail - Wenima Wildlife Area
Alpine, AZ
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azbackpackr • Triplogs 918
Hiking1.54 Miles 70 AEG
Hiking1.54 Miles      49 Mns   2.37 mph
70 ft AEG      10 Mns Break
 
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A quick Sunday hike. Weather is unseasonably warm. (So what else is new?). It looks like Game & Fish is doing a lot of work in the area. I'll have to hike downstream next time.

I found one petroglyph I hadn't seen before. Most of them are downstream, up in the cliffs. This one was right by the trail. There is a lot of scratched graffiti on some of the rocks as well.

I had problems with my right hip. Time to go back to the chiro-quackter. He has always helped me in the past.

Saw no wildlife. The river is low, and there are many small beaver dams.
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Jan 01 2026
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Powerhouse Trail - Wenima Wildlife AreaAlpine, AZ
Powerhouse Trail - Wenima Wildlife Area
Alpine, AZ
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azbackpackr • Triplogs 918
Hiking2.66 Miles 116 AEG
Hiking2.66 Miles   1 Hour   19 Mns   2.02 mph
116 ft AEG
 
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I decided to renew my annual New Year's Day hike. I had not been to Wenima for more than a decade. It was great to see it again, although in the drabness of winter on a darkly cloudy day. This made for some interesting photography, I thought.

I didn't see any wildlife, other than a few ravens. The old powerhouse, which used to supply Springerville with electricity via a waterwheel, is still the same. A boulder fell through the roof, from the cliff above, many decades ago.

The trail had recent footprints, seems to get some use.

I lived in this area, with few breaks, from 1999 to 2013. Moved back this past spring, probably temporarily. I wasn't able to get out and hike much this past summer, other than a few times up Flat Top, because I'm a caregiver, need to be at home a lot. But it looks like I can get out this winter as long as I am gone only 2 or 3 hours.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Becker Lake 26-50% full 26-50% full
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Powerhouse Trail - Wenima Wildlife AreaAlpine, AZ
Powerhouse Trail - Wenima Wildlife Area
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Hiking1.95 Miles 239 AEG
Hiking1.95 Miles   1 Hour   11 Mns   1.72 mph
239 ft AEG      3 Mns Break
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Wildlife, glyphs and water. Easy hiking. A well marked and well maintained trail, with a couple of faded informational boards along the way. An astute eye may notice some petroglyphs in the area.
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[ checklist ]  Little Colorado River Springerville  Wenima Wildlife Area
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average hiking speed 2.04 mph

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