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Mount Ord - Oak Spring Ridge - 3 members in 11 triplogs have rated this an average 3.7 ( 1 to 5 best )
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May 15 2020
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48 male
 Joined Jun 09 2009
 Mesa, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring RidgePayson, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring Ridge
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar May 15 2020
cw50must • Triplogs 334
Hiking1.62 Miles 393 AEG
Hiking1.62 Miles      34 Mns   2.86 mph
393 ft AEG
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Not sure which "mount Ord" description to use, but this seems the closest to what I did. I drove up FR 626 to the gate, parked and then hiked up to the tower. The road was in decent condition. I turned off of 87 at about 8 am. I passed no one on the way up. A van was camping at a pull out. No one parked up top. I saw 2 deer. when I finished my hike there was 2 pick up trucks just arriving. They had the gate code and drove in, looked like they were up there to do some work. I also saw one other hiker on his way up right about then too, he looked like he came from slate creek trailhead. Passed no one again on the way down until I was almost to the pavement and there was another pick up truck headed up. I wish I had explored FR 1688, maybe next time. Weather was great up the hill.

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Nov 30 2019
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47 male
 Joined Feb 13 2006
 Phoenix, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring RidgePayson, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring Ridge
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Nov 30 2019
david_allen_3 • Triplogs 131
Hiking1.60 Miles 120 AEG
Hiking1.60 Miles
120 ft AEG
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39 degrees in the afternoon wasnt too bad with the bright sunshine on your back. Water everywhere, ground was a huge wet sponge where the snow had melted on the south slopes. Good time hiking up Mt. Ord road except for a couple of off road enthusiasts who have never slid off a road...yet. Speed kills! Esp on mud, ice and snow! We stayed far far away from the road when the 4wd racer's game flying down the mountain. I could see myself being taken out by an FJ, Jeep or F250 that slid past the turn. My slow speed descent once back in the car upset the Jeep. But we all made it down safe and sound and out of the snow.
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Apr 25 2019
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30 male
 Joined Sep 27 2015
 Phoenix
Mount Ord - Oak Spring RidgePayson, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring Ridge
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 25 2019
kelly14 • Triplogs 160
Hiking6.10 Miles 1,588 AEG
Hiking6.10 Miles   4 Hrs   26 Mns   1.53 mph
1,588 ft AEG      26 Mns Break
 
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Gotta love how close Mount Ord is to Phoenix. With temps climbing to near 100 all it took was 1 hour and 15 minutes and we were in the cool pines on Mount Ord. Temps were around 75 degrees and their was a nice breeze as well. Never actually hiked up to Mount Ord just checked out Oak Spring Ridge which had insane views and then dropped down into some canyons to check those out. It was so green, so beautiful, and was impressed by the vastness of forest here. Most of the drainages we saw were dry but we did come across a couple pools still hanging on. We found an unmarked spring so that was cool. And Oak Spring Canyon was still trickling along and we actually stumbled upon a nice waterfall.

Safe to say this was another successful jaunt in the woods!

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Light flow below fr 626
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Feb 24 2019
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Mount Ord - Oak Spring RidgePayson, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring Ridge
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 24 2019
hiking_arizona • Triplogs 9
Hiking1.60 Miles 120 AEG
Hiking1.60 Miles
120 ft AEG
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Had to abort Friday evenings snowshoe trek up Mt Ord as snow was too fresh/powdery with zero float. After aborting I took a scenic drive up through Payson which was a ghost town (snow emergency) and up to nearly Kohls Ranch b/4 returning to the Valley.

Luckily they needed to service the equipment atop Ord so the snowcat left a pretty firm surface behind for my return trek on Sunday afternoon.

Unfortunately, I should left the snowshoes behind in car instead of leaving them hidden in the snow--as when I returned my Orange MSR Lightning Ascents were nowhere. ( looked everywhere just in case my GPS & memory were playing tricks on me )

Got passed after mile 5 by a very cold trail runner but other than that (plus the snowshoe fail) it was a good hike with some record snowfall.
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Jul 14 2018
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69 male
 Joined Jan 20 2009
 Far NE Phoenix,
Ord with a twist, AZ 
Ord with a twist, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Jul 14 2018
The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,762
Hiking16.22 Miles 4,343 AEG
Hiking16.22 Miles   7 Hrs   50 Mns   2.32 mph
4,343 ft AEG      51 Mns Break14 LBS Pack
 
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Mount Ord - Oak Spring Ridge
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Been 3 years since I'd been up The Ord. When Joe through it out, I though if we could get some cloud cover, it should be doable with a forecast 88 below and 77 on top.

It was 88% humidity I'll bet, when we started. It was a sweatfest on the way up under cloud cover. We took a side trip on the @PrestonSands Oak Spring Ridge to shake it up a bit. The Ladder stand was gone.

Up to the top, we circled, looked down at Eagle Peak, said maybe next time and started down.

We decided to shake it up a bit again. There was a route down I'd always wanted to try that basically rides the ridges down and meets up with FR27, the Slate Creek trail we'd taken up. It's pretty easy going and offers up some great views that you don't get on the road walk.

We did happen on some unexpected Private land that was not signed when coming down from the south. Didn't expect that on Mt. Ord. It was complete with a Container Cabin that looks pretty new.

The few times the sun came out, it was a tad warm. Downhill with the clouds, it was comfortable.

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Jul 14 2018
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55 male
 Joined Nov 20 1996
 
Mount Ord from Slate Creek THPayson, AZ
Mount Ord from Slate Creek TH
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 14 2018
joebartels • Triplogs 5,895
Hiking16.17 Miles 4,348 AEG
Hiking16.17 Miles   7 Hrs   50 Mns   2.35 mph
4,348 ft AEG      57 Mns Break
 
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July isn't prime. Storms everywhere else added appeal... clouds!

Tradition requires a car guess competition for this trailhead. Typically I lose. Today my guess of 2 beat the counter "less than". 6 cars @ the TH seemed crazy for July. 1 mtn biker tackled two laps. The balance was small groups of 1-2 runners descending. Muy gusto amigos!

Schweddy ascent. Reasonable with clouds. Light breezes were few and far between.

Took a nice easy off trail jaunt to the east heading up where Bruce explored solo years ago. Views over Pumpkin Center and Tonto Basin made me realize the population down there is more than I assumed.

Sun busted out just as we arrived at the peak, luckily not a minute sooner. Circled the facilities and headed down. Overall more enjoyable than anticipated. Realized a favorite of mine, Arizona Cypress, is represented well on this hike!
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Apr 18 2015
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69 male
 Joined Jan 20 2009
 Far NE Phoenix,
ORDer up, AZ 
ORDer up, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Apr 18 2015
The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,762
Hiking23.59 Miles 5,659 AEG
Hiking23.59 Miles   9 Hrs   5 Mns   2.87 mph
5,659 ft AEG      52 Mns Break15 LBS Pack
 
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Temps were in the 60's most of the day. When it got warmer, the winds picked up, keeping me cool.

Up to Mt Ord from Slate Creek. Met three Birders up top. Gordon asked me to say Hi to Pam.

Next, off trail on on a ridgeline I've noticed on my other trips up here. Evidently it caught Preston's attention also, as he'd written a hike description for it, Oak Spring Ridge. You get some different views of the area out there.

The third destination for the day was Little Mount Ord. First time up this one. From FR 1688 to the top of this peak is only 150 feet of gain. No Peak register on this one, that I could find.

Time to backtrack and make my way for the truck.

The views on this hike are always pretty awesome.
At 7100 feet plus, it's a good hike to escape the valley heat.
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Aug 26 2010
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67 male
 Joined Jul 15 2010
 Gilbert,az
Mount Ord - Oak Spring RidgePayson, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring Ridge
Payson, AZ
Walk / Tour avatar Aug 26 2010
dround • Triplogs 27
Walk / Tour8.00 Miles
Walk / Tour8.00 Miles   3 Hrs   30 Mns   2.29 mph
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Coming back home and always seeing Mt Ord this time the turn off was to tempting to pass up. I drove in just a skoosh over two and a half miles and parked at a junction of two roads.Only bottoming out once. I should have written the number down but thought I could remember it 4 digits begining with 66 I think. Darn memory. Not knowing how far to the peak I started walking the road. It was a fun walk, you do have to dodge some traffic since road is mostly one lane. I kept going passing where trail 27 joins the road, nice being out of the car to see the views as you leave the Beeline behind eventualy seeing 4 peaks and Roosevelt lake. Finally the towers come into view, but wait it is still pretty far away. Today was alittle hazy, but still very cool views. I had all this scenery around , but was watching the little Horned Lizards looking for their luch. There was a sign at the ranger tower that suggested that visitors not go up, I hung around awhile waiting, maybe some one would come out and invite me up, didn't happen. Most of the way back was downhill for a quick trip back to the car.
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Aug 07 2010
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46 female
 Joined May 13 2010
 Scottsdale, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring RidgePayson, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring Ridge
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 07 2010
Daydreamer21 • Triplogs 38
Hiking2.00 Miles 400 AEG
Hiking2.00 Miles   1 Hour      2.00 mph
400 ft AEG
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Impromptu little jaunt with my BF up Mount Ord. We parked at the gate and hiked the 1-ish mile up the road to the radio towers. It was a lovely 71 degrees at the summit. Took it easy since this is the first time I've strapped on my beloved hikers since my knee surgery, but it was well worth it! :y:
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Jan 14 2007
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47 male
 Joined Feb 13 2006
 Phoenix, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring RidgePayson, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring Ridge
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 14 2007
david_allen_3 • Triplogs 131
Hiking1.60 Miles 120 AEG
Hiking1.60 Miles   1 Hour   30 Mns   1.07 mph
120 ft AEG
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Starting at the turn off above Sunflower attempted to drive to the gate near the top but stopped at about the 5500' level due to ice and snow on the road. Found about 3" of snow on the ground at this point. Hiked along the road leading towards Little Mount Ord instead and took a side canyon up towards Mt Ord. Turned back after a short while due to the cold temperatures and difficulty of going up a snow covered slope. Temperatures hovered in the upper 20's all day. Nice views of the Mogollon Rim, Mt Peeley, and Northern Mazatzals.
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Jun 11 2006
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48 male
 Joined Apr 12 2004
 Tucson, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring RidgePayson, AZ
Mount Ord - Oak Spring Ridge
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 11 2006
PrestonSands • Triplogs 2,097
Hiking2.25 Miles 120 AEG
Hiking2.25 Miles   3 Hrs      0.75 mph
120 ft AEG
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Had a nice afternoon exploring the east side of Mt. Ord, taking in the views, and enjoying the warm summer weather. The forest was open and easy to travel through, for the most part.
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