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Davenport Hill Trail #63 - 7 members in 19 triplogs have rated this an average 3 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Jun 21 2024
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54 male
 Joined Feb 19 2015
 Phoenix
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 21 2024
bjonson • Triplogs 261
Hiking6.75 Miles 1,091 AEG
Hiking6.75 Miles   1 Hour   59 Mns   3.40 mph
1,091 ft AEG
 
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Apr 08 2022
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81 male
 Joined Dec 24 2005
 Phoenix, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 08 2022
MEWhiteman • Triplogs 385
Hiking5.53 Miles 951 AEG
Hiking5.53 Miles   2 Hrs   16 Mns   2.44 mph
951 ft AEG
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hiazny10
A nice hike through ponderosa pines. The climb up the hill was steady and not steep with several loooong switchbacks. A view of Humphreys Peak through the trees at the top.
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Jun 13 2020
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 Joined Apr 02 2005
 Mesa, AZ
Buck - Clover - Ponderosa - Davenport - Dog, AZ 
Buck - Clover - Ponderosa - Davenport - Dog, AZ
 
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Tortoise_Hiker • Triplogs 3,652
Hiking12.94 Miles 2,199 AEG
Hiking12.94 Miles   5 Hrs   49 Mns   2.26 mph
2,199 ft AEG      5 Mns Break
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Buckskinner Trail #130
Clover Springs Loop Trail #46
Ponderosa Nature Trail #43
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Dogtown Lake Trail #44
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joebartels
A Forest closure I hadn’t heard about had me throwing a Tortoise Tantrum. Luckily Joe loves to hike early. We realized it didn’t go into effect until 8am and it was only 545. Yeah! Just enough time to do the first hike. Nice little loop I’m sure the locals like. From there it was on to Dogtown to do the other three. Ponderosa is a nice little nature walk for kids. Davenport was a nice 5 miler. Probably 70% shade or so. Lots of Pine, oak, and grasshoppers. We saw 3 Elk and two groups of 4hikers the whole hike. Nice hike. Last we hiked around Dogtown Lake. Lots of people out fishing and such. To windy! Lots of fond memories of this lake fishing and camping. Nice mixture of trails today and top notch company. Like Haz, Joe rocks!!
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Jun 13 2020
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 Joined Nov 20 1996
 
Buck - Clover - Ponderosa - Davenport - Dog, AZ 
Buck - Clover - Ponderosa - Davenport - Dog, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Jun 13 2020
joebartels • Triplogs 5,894
Hiking12.94 Miles 2,199 AEG
Hiking12.94 Miles   5 Hrs   49 Mns   2.26 mph
2,199 ft AEG      5 Mns Break18 LBS Pack
 
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Clover Springs Loop Trail #46
Ponderosa Nature Trail #43
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Dogtown Lake Trail #44
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Buckskinner
Quickly enter Pines. Mountain bike friendly tread in dense inspiring pines for a good half-mile. Reminded me more of Big Bear than anything Arizona. Then realized the between the pines fill was oak trees. It might be pretty in Autumn.

Plastic chevrons in the trees but the trail is easy to follow. Pine cover thinned further in, still nice.

Clover Springs
The pines were back in full force with lots of oak between. The Bill Williams leg was nicer than I recall. A half-furlong stretch is kinna steep.

We got this hike done by 7:45 a.m. Denny panicked the entire hike we'd miss the 8 a.m. Bill Williams Mountain Watershed closure. Apparently an annual dillybob unless the area is deemed moist.

Ponderosa Trail
A bunch of Ponderosa Pines, thick needle footing. Semi-questionable route finding. Short lil' lasso loop for the curious.

Davenport
After a little bit of a climb you level out and it's Pines everywhere with small tickets of Oak.

The lower trail to roughly a quarter-mile before the road is very mountain bike friendly. Minor ankle buster rocks in the 1.25-1.6 mile vicinity. There is a gate just above the road.

Most of the grade on Davenport appears to be after you cross the road. Which is worthy because the views start to open up.

The clickety-clack of grasshoppers among the pines was intense for a half-mile.

Descending we checked out a little knoll. Soon after we encountered the first of two small groups of hikers.

Deer ears, phlox, Antelope horns, Penstemon. I find pocket lint more exciting than cactus blooms. Denny pointed out a Claret Cup blooming. Interesting because they mass bloomed in the desert in May and now they're hitting at 7,000-feet.

Dogtown Lake
Very windy. Most shore fishing I've ever seen but I don't frequent fishing hotspots. We started over the dam. The footing required some attention along the shore.

Synopsis
Hiked in tevas. Typically easy grades, more ankle buster rocks than most would enjoy in sandals. Collected data to square up five guide pages, chewed the fat, ground the gristle, and almost held with turbo turtle.

The 5th Annual Williams Historic Route 66 Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show was just gearing up before our first hike. It was in full swing heading home.
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Aug 19 2018
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52 male
 Joined Sep 18 2002
 Tempe, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 19 2018
chumley • Triplogs 1,993
Hiking6.09 Miles 966 AEG
Hiking6.09 Miles   2 Hrs   15 Mns   3.05 mph
966 ft AEG      15 Mns Break
 
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This one surprised me for how much I enjoyed it. The first 1.5 miles is mostly flat and a little boring, thought it's in pristine ponderosa forest. Once it crosses the closed forest road you get to the real action.

It's a beautifully constructed trail and passes through some really nice forest. It starts with ponderosa and gambel oak, but hits some really nice shaded sections of just oak, and higher up there are some nice firs. The summit is wooded so views are limited, but there are still some holes to get a glimpse of surrounding mountains and prairies.

While the trail is fantastic, if you wanted to do this as part of an off-trail explore up here, descending off nearly any side of this mountain looks like it would be relatively easy.

Note to trailrunners: This would be a solid route and combine it with the loop around the lake for a few extra miles.
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[ checklist ]  Bill Williams Mountain  Davenport Hill  Dogtown Reservoir
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Aug 13 2017
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 Joined Nov 18 2005
 Phoenix, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 13 2017
nonot • Triplogs 514
Hiking6.00 Miles 900 AEG
Hiking6.00 Miles
900 ft AEG
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Nice trail to the top of the hill. Views from the top of the hill are poor due to too many trees.
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Oct 07 2016
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54 male
 Joined Apr 22 2008
 Mesa, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 07 2016
charlieaz • Triplogs 194
Hiking2.50 Miles
Hiking2.50 Miles
 
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I drove to the east side of the hill on Garland Prairie Road to just past the private property sign and bushwhacked to the top. Good workout.
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May 30 2016
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72 female
 Joined Jan 21 2006
 Eagar AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
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azbackpackr • Triplogs 883
Hiking5.59 Miles 842 AEG
Hiking5.59 Miles   3 Hrs   14 Mns   2.21 mph
842 ft AEG      42 Mns Break
 
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Despite the crowds in the woods, due to Memorial Day weekend, there was no one on the trail. Not a surprise. Saw a small herd of mule deer. Not many flowers, but those cute pink ones need an ID. I did get photos of the deer, you'll see, but not very good ones.

Dogtown Lake has more water in it than last year, I think.
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[ checklist ]  Bill Williams Mountain  Humphreys Peak
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water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water 4 out of 5 Dogtown Reservoir 76-100% full 76-100% full
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May 12 2015
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72 female
 Joined Jan 21 2006
 Eagar AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar May 12 2015
azbackpackr • Triplogs 883
Hiking5.95 Miles 900 AEG
Hiking5.95 Miles   3 Hrs   16 Mns   2.36 mph
900 ft AEG      45 Mns Break
 
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Nice day on the trail, hoping my feet would be okay. They pretty much were.

When you get to the top you can lounge around...on the Davenport.
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[ checklist ]  Bill Williams Mountain  Dogtown Reservoir  Dogtown Tank
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water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max Dogtown Reservoir 51-75% full 51-75% full

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max Dogtown Tank 51-75% full 51-75% full
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Feb 08 2015
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51 male
 Joined Jul 27 2011
 Mesa AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
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BEEBEE • Triplogs 372
Hiking1.15 Miles 708 AEG
Hiking1.15 Miles      45 Mns   1.53 mph
708 ft AEG   1 Hour    Break18 LBS Pack
 
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SOTA activation decided to hike the summit from the east side. I used the atv trail up what appears to be a fire brake from some time ago. Neat spot made lots of contacts
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Jun 18 2014
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72 female
 Joined Jan 21 2006
 Eagar AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 18 2014
azbackpackr • Triplogs 883
Hiking5.62 Miles 980 AEG
Hiking5.62 Miles   2 Hrs   48 Mns   2.26 mph
980 ft AEG      19 Mns Break
 
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This is a very pleasant and moderate hike. The views are not great due to trees, but you can see the Peaks, and Dogtown Lake, Bill Williams Mountain, etc.

It starts at the Dogtown Lake campground, which would probably be a pleasant place to camp. The lake is not large, but I might bring my kayak over sometime, since it's close by where I'm living.

If you look at my profile page you'll notice I have been doing a lot of 2 and 3 mile hikes, due to a foot problem. This was the first "longer" hike I've done since February in California, I think. My feet were hurting the last mile, but after I loosened my boots a lot they felt better.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Dogtown Reservoir 26-50% full 26-50% full

dry Dogtown Tank Dry Dry
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Jun 08 2014
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72 female
 Joined Jan 21 2006
 Eagar AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
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azbackpackr • Triplogs 883
Hiking3.08 Miles 333 AEG
Hiking3.08 Miles   1 Hour   14 Mns   2.60 mph
333 ft AEG      3 Mns Break
 
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This is a very nice trail. The forest is healthy, although dry. Typically Ponderosa pine and Gambel oak are found in the area.

I was on call for my job, and got a later start than I had intended, so I did only part of the trail. Also I took the time to talk to the very nice campground hosts, and petted their nice dog as well, a big old Golden Retriever with a docked tail they had rescued from the pound.

At least I got in 3 miles, which is my current minimum goal. (Still working on getting my feet toughened up, etc.)

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Dogtown Reservoir 26-50% full 26-50% full
I am not sure about 26-50% but it does look low. It does not look nearly as bad as Kaibab Lake!

dry Dogtown Tank Dry Dry
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Sep 28 2013
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63 male
 Joined Mar 09 2010
 GoldenValley,AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
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Rookieone • Triplogs 21
Hiking2.50 Miles
Hiking2.50 Miles
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love the weather this time of year
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Sep 17 2011
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63 male
 Joined Mar 09 2010
 GoldenValley,AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
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Rookieone • Triplogs 21
Hiking2.50 Miles
Hiking2.50 Miles   3 Hrs      0.83 mph
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Jul 06 2011
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63 male
 Joined Mar 09 2010
 GoldenValley,AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
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Rookieone • Triplogs 21
Hiking2.50 Miles
Hiking2.50 Miles   3 Hrs      0.83 mph
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HAD A GREAT HIKE MY SON HAD TO RIDE HIS BIKE HALF WAY AND WALKED THE REST NICE DAY AND A GREAT TIME WAS HAD..I WISH THE VIEW WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE...
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Aug 16 2009
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93 male
 Joined May 16 2005
 Scottsdale, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
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Al_HikesAZ • Triplogs 243
Hiking5.50 Miles 972 AEG
Hiking5.50 Miles   2 Hrs      2.75 mph
972 ft AEG
 
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As you enter Dogtown Lake, don't go left to the day use area - go right to the camping area. As you enter the camping area, you stay left into the parking lot. A very nice TH. A little confusing the the markings for the Nature Trail, but that is what you want to start out on. A pleasant trail. A nice camping area near the summit. A huge cairn at the summit and some decent views. I was camping and fishing with my daughter at White Horse Lake and added this hike while she slept in.
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Mar 31 2007
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 Joined Mar 22 2007
 flagstaff, az
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
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imh4 • Triplogs 5
Hiking2.50 Miles
Hiking2.50 Miles
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Nov 12 2006
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50 male
 Joined Jun 28 2006
 Avondale, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
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9avilaturtle • Triplogs 193
Hiking6.00 Miles
Hiking6.00 Miles   2 Hrs   30 Mns   2.40 mph
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:sweat: Beautiful county and trail, easy to get to, plus great trail head.
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 Tempe, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63Flagstaff, AZ
Davenport Hill Trail #63
Flagstaff, AZ
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tuvok • Triplogs 1
Hiking2.50 Miles
Hiking2.50 Miles   2 Hrs      1.25 mph
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The trail provides excellent views of Bill Williams Mountain and the area surrounding Dogtown Lake. The ascent is relatively smooth, consisting of 3-4 long switchbacks. About 2 miles along the trail there is a split in the trail, if you take the path that continues to climb (it also heads to the west) you will reach the summit. At the summit there is a marker with the altitude (7805.
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