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Mar 18 2023

markthurman53

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Joined Jun 27 2015
Tucson, Arizona

Chimney Rock Loop, AZ

Hiking		Mar 18 2023
		markthurman53 • Triplogs 864

Hiking	6.18 Miles	701 AEG

Hiking	6.18 Miles	3 Hrs 21 Mns	1.86 mph
	701 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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I hiked to Chimney Rock in Redington Pass a couple months ago on my own and thought Ginny might like this hike. We changed it up a bit this time, started along the Bellota Ranch Road where the Arizona Trail crosses and followed the road to Chimney Rock. We returned via Chimney Rock Creek and a portion of the Arizona Trail.

This was a Saturday so the drive in Redington Pass was a zoo, there were even quite a few quads on the Bellota Ranch Road to Chimney Rock. The road was at least fairly dry on this hike not a sloppy muddy mess like it was in December when I last went here. Made a stop at Government Tank, nothing much to see, may not even been worth the 50 foot side trek to see it, there was water in it though. The Chimney Rock area is an outcrop of rocks that make for some interesting exploring. The quads have pretty much torn up the area around chimney rock. If you cross over the fence to the south of Chimney Rock there are a lot formations that are interesting. To the south of this area are the Rincon Mountains that are quite impressive with the northern slopes covered in snow.

We returned via Chimney Rock Creek. Till you get to Chimney Rock all the streams drain eventually into the Santa Cruz River, once past Chimney Rock (east) the streams drain into the San Pedro. Chimney Rock Creek had a light flow and was fairly easy to navigate all the way to the Arizona Trail crossing. a couple places were choked with catclaw but nothing serious. Once at the Arizona Trail we headed west back to our start location. Saw two people on the Arizona Trail with packs, one heading north the other heading south. Back at our start point we did a short excursion west on the Arizona Trail to the Lake. There are actually 2 pools that make up the lake. Maybe at times these two pools are connected. Saw a couple of Killdeer in this area, which makes sense being they like water. Finished around 3:00 and headed back joining the herd of other people on Redington Road (make a note, do not do Redington Pass on a weekend)

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[ checklist ] The Lake

Chimney Rock Creek

Medium flow

Government Tank

51-75% full

	The Lake	51-75% full	51-75% full
	Not sure what full is but there was a good amount of water in two separate tanks.

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Jan 30 2023

Mike_W

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53 male

Joined Dec 30 2005
Tucson, AZ

Chimney Rock - Catalinas

Tucson, AZ

Chimney Rock - Catalinas

Tucson, AZ

Hiking		Jan 30 2023
		Mike_W • Triplogs 528

Hiking	2.30 Miles	191 AEG

Hiking	2.30 Miles	1 Hour	2.30 mph
	191 ft AEG

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Took Tanque Verde road in Tucson which runs into Redington road. Continued up the mountain. From the Tanque Verde Falls lower parking lot, I continued about 6.6 miles to a junction and made a left on Bellota Ranch HQ road. I followed this road going North for roughly 3 miles and parked off the road. I believe it's possible to drive all the way to Chimney rock, but it would have been too easy. Even though I have a 4x4, I don't believe I needed to use 4 wheel drive at any point. But, I believe a high clearance vehicle is necessary to drive this far up the road. Along the drive, there were a few gates to go through, and one more going East after the junction. From here it's a little over 1 mile of dirt road to get to Chimney rock. When approaching, it looked steep and difficult, but after arriving I saw a safe way to get up the West side without using ropes. There was a fence but no signs saying keep out, etc. So, I scaled the fence walked around chimney rock and confirmed that the safest way was up the West side, then climbed it. It probably only took about 5 minutes to climb. At the top there were metal rings for climbers and I would assume they climbed up the East side which was much steeper and even concave in some areas. This climb is really only for people who are experienced at climbing. It can be dangerous if you don't have some good climbing skills.

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