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Feb 18 2016
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63 male
 Joined Jan 30 2004
 Cottonwood, AZ
Chasm Creek Trail #164Camp Verde, AZ
Chasm Creek Trail #164
Camp Verde, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 18 2016
dgroat • Triplogs 2
Hiking4.50 Miles 2,469 AEG
Hiking4.50 Miles   5 Hrs   20 Mns   0.84 mph
2,469 ft AEG
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Wow. This was an old-fashioned butt kicker. After a short drop into the creek bed and a short trip upstream to the beginning of the narrows, the trail climbs STEEPLY up the left hand slope. The trail is loose, rocky and STEEP. It climbs to a couple different saddles each one seeming like you're getting somewhere, only to find yourself staring up at another range of hills. After crossing over into the Cedar Bench Wilderness the trail climbs along a large interior canyon. This is the easiest part of the trip. It too eventually climbs to a windy saddle where you will see yet another high mountain looming above you. Relax, this is the last one. From here the trail gets rather faint but, unlike, other trails in the area, I was able to stay on it without backtracking and scouting. Eventually it climbs to another saddle that is heavily grazed and the trail begins to slope down and you get a glimpse of the mountain ranges beyond. This was my turnaround point.

The trail is difficult and obviously seldom travelled. It reminded me of old Arizona hiking--steep, rough, lonesome and wild. Definitely worth the effort.
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Dec 01 2015
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63 male
 Joined Jan 30 2004
 Cottonwood, AZ
Towel Creek Ruins - West AccessCamp Verde, AZ
Towel Creek Ruins - West Access
Camp Verde, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 01 2015
dgroat • Triplogs 2
Hiking6.08 Miles 712 AEG
Hiking6.08 Miles   6 Hrs      1.01 mph
712 ft AEG
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River was up. Spent an hour looking for a "safe" place to cross. Spent an another half hour trying to find the trailhead on the other side. It's just south (downriver) of the power lines that cross the river. There's a large cairn but it kind of blends into the lava rock background. Promptly lost the trail at the top of the first mesa. It kind of disappears through a thick mesquite thicket. Finally got on track although the trail is VERY faint in places and looks like some of the cairns have fallen down. Had to backtrack and circle a few times to stay on course. I was running out of time when I finally came upon the tin line shack where the trail crosses the creek bottom. I thought about making that my turnaround point, then looked up to the Northeast and could plainly see the ruins on the cliff wall. Made it up to the main ruins and the smaller one to the east, but didn't have a lot of time to explore. Looked like an interesting area. Some huge pot shards, many colors, all over the place. Had to hump back because I didn't want to cross the river in the dark
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average hiking speed 0.93 mph

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