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LOST - Pinal City Panther Segment - 2 members in 7 triplogs have rated this an average 2.5 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Mar 19 2023
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63 male
 Joined Apr 02 2005
 Mesa, AZ
LOST - Queen Creek Canyon SegmentGlobe, AZ
LOST - Queen Creek Canyon Segment
Globe, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 19 2023
Tortoise_Hiker • Triplogs 3,652
Hiking10.22 Miles 425 AEG
Hiking10.22 Miles   3 Hrs   51 Mns   2.68 mph
425 ft AEG      2 Mns Break
 
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LOST - Superior Town Center Segment
LOST - Pinal City Panther Segment
LOST - Miners & Ranchers Segment
LOST - Arnett Canyon Segment
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wallyfrack
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Wally, Preston and I had talked about putting the LOST trail segments together and hiking from the old tunnel to Picketpost trailhead. Today was the day. We dropped a car off at Picketpost and drove to the old tunnel and began from there. Great temps and overcast albeit windy at the tunnel.
Wally led while Preston told us about the history of the area with old photos. Very cool. Pinal City sounds like it was an interesting place.
Of course Wally found some pot sherds! LoL
Each section was unique in its own way !
Nice amount of water in Arnett among the cottonwoods with flowers here and there!
Trails were in good shape with a half a dozen creek crossings. Preston treated us to burgers at Porters Saloon to finish off the outing. Thank you!!
A very fun outing! Thanks to Preston and Wally for making it happen. Like HAZ, they rock!!
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Mar 19 2023
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64 male
 Joined Mar 11 2003
 AZ
LOST - Queen Creek Canyon SegmentGlobe, AZ
LOST - Queen Creek Canyon Segment
Globe, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 19 2023
wallyfrack • Triplogs 1,691
Hiking10.22 Miles 425 AEG
Hiking10.22 Miles   3 Hrs   51 Mns   2.68 mph
425 ft AEG      2 Mns Break
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1st trip
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LOST - Superior Town Center Segment
LOST - Pinal City Panther Segment
LOST - Miners & Ranchers Segment
LOST - Arnett Canyon Segment
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Tortoise_Hiker
After hiking almost 20 miles on Saturday, why not add a few more Sunday just to loosen up. This hike had my name on it (lost), so I was in. Denny & Preston had the beta so all I needed to do was walk. The terrain changed from old road to downtown to desert trail to creek crossings with water. The Arnett Creek section was nicest part and the weather cooperated keeping it cool. Preston had photos and stories to go along with the Pinal City area. A fun day out on the trail. Thanks to Denny for driving and Preston for Lunch at Porters Saloon.
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Mar 19 2023
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48 male
 Joined Apr 12 2004
 Tucson, AZ
LOST - Queen Creek Canyon SegmentGlobe, AZ
LOST - Queen Creek Canyon Segment
Globe, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 19 2023
PrestonSands • Triplogs 2,097
Hiking10.22 Miles 425 AEG
Hiking10.22 Miles   3 Hrs   51 Mns   2.68 mph
425 ft AEG      2 Mns Break
 no routes
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LOST - Superior Town Center Segment
LOST - Pinal City Panther Segment
LOST - Miners & Ranchers Segment
LOST - Arnett Canyon Segment
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Tortoise_Hiker
wallyfrack
Denny and Wally and I had been talking about doing the entire Legends of Superior Trails (LOST) system for a while, and it was worth the wait. Met up at Picketpost trailhead on a windy and cool morning. Left my truck there and Denny drove us to the east end of the LOST at Queen Creek Tunnel. Off into the wind tunnel canyon and down the winding old highway to the floor of Queen Creek. We then walked through downtown Superior, crossed the bridge over Queen Creek at Porters Saloon, and then followed the creek and rolling hills into the site of Pinal City ghost town west of Superior. I broke out my photo collection and gave a quick tour of “downtown” Pinal City before we crossed Queen Creek to continue our journey. Once in Arnett Canyon we cruised westward through my favorite segment of LOST, complete with poppies and lots of water. Saw date palms and a dead cow and calf :sk: as we neared the end of the hike. Capped off a great day with lunch at Porters Saloon. Great day! Thanks guys! :)
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"…you never know when a hike might break out" -Jim Gaffigan
 
Dec 02 2022
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48 male
 Joined Apr 12 2004
 Tucson, AZ
LOST - Pinal City Panther SegmentGlobe, AZ
LOST - Pinal City Panther Segment
Globe, AZ
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PrestonSands • Triplogs 2,097
 Hiking2.60 Miles 187 AEG
 Hiking2.60 Miles
187 ft AEG
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Rolled into Pinal City area late Friday evening to camp, and decided to do a night hike. Aside from one obnoxious OHV raising hell for a bit, I had the town to myself. Still, chilly air, a moonlit landscape and the Phoenix-glow under approaching high clouds made for a pleasant stroll. Saw the wagon tracks, walked the downtown, noted all the broken beer bottle fragments at the Palace Saloon and Bank Exchange brothel site, and then made my way back to my campsite. Fell asleep listening to a Western Screech Owl hooting in the Queen Creek river bottom.
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"…you never know when a hike might break out" -Jim Gaffigan
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Feb 14 2022
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 Guides 170
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 Photos 5,914
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48 male
 Joined Apr 12 2004
 Tucson, AZ
LOST - Pinal City Panther SegmentGlobe, AZ
LOST - Pinal City Panther Segment
Globe, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 14 2022
PrestonSands • Triplogs 2,097
Hiking3.60 Miles 470 AEG
Hiking3.60 Miles
470 ft AEG
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After work hike around Pinal City suburbs and then into Arnett Canyon. Beautiful weather. Great sunset and moonrise over Apache Leap.
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"…you never know when a hike might break out" -Jim Gaffigan
 
Jun 05 2021
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56 male
 Joined Jul 05 2006
 Mesa, AZ
LOST - Pinal City Panther SegmentGlobe, AZ
LOST - Pinal City Panther Segment
Globe, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 05 2021
DarthStiller • Triplogs 856
Hiking10.35 Miles 975 AEG
Hiking10.35 Miles   4 Hrs   30 Mns   2.30 mph
975 ft AEG
 
1st trip
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Perlite Road Apache Tears
LOST - Arnett Canyon Segment
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Headed back out to the LOST trail system by Superior since I-17 still has lane restrictions on the weekend. I got out there to find that the Telegraph Fire had started and wasn't too far away. I decided to go ahead with my planned hike despite how close it was. where I parked there was another vehicle, so they weren't evacuating everyone from this area yet.

I hiked the Apache Tears road down to Arnett Canyon, then hiked that out to its end by Perlite Road. I had a track that I downloaded that headed further south, but it turned out to be mostly a bushwhack and I was already getting kind of close to the action. the haze from the fire was getting more prominent. I headed back up to where I parked and hiked east on the Pinal Panther City LOST segment about a mile and a half and headed back. On the way back the helicopter action was beginning to pick up as they were loading up water to take over to fight the fire. Got some glimpses of the smoke and the fire from a safe distance, the telephoto lens came in handy once again. Right at the end I saw a rock with a bunch of pottery sherds on it and I saw a few more laying near it. Very surprising to see that in such and open and semi developed area.
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May 08 2021
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57 male
 Joined Apr 25 2011
 Goodyear, AZ
Exploring Pinal Townsite, AZ 
Exploring Pinal Townsite, AZ
 
Hiking avatar May 08 2021
Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,740
Hiking4.30 Miles 495 AEG
Hiking4.30 Miles   2 Hrs   54 Mns   2.13 mph
495 ft AEG      53 Mns Break14 LBS Pack
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Perlite Road Apache Tears
LOST - Pinal City Panther Segment
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Went out this morning to do some explore some ruins at the Pinal townsite outside of Superior with Christina and Jan. Followed the signs along the road south of the airport to the parking area. Headed north to see the wagon wheel tracks. Returned west of the way we came and ran across all kinds of mining ruins. From there we dropped back onto the LOST trail through Queen Creek. Once through there, we took the road over to Apache Tears mine. Fantastic area. Returned to the truck via the trail running through the canyon east of the road. Great diversion and more items of interest.
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