Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Little Elden Day Hike
| when? |
Trip Report :
June 22, 2013
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| where? |
Flagstaff |
| the hike |
Cool off on the summer solstice in Flagstaff!
This one-way hike starts from Schultz Tank Trailhead on the Little
Elden Trail, goes down and around Little Elden Mountain, then connects
with the Sandy Seep Trail to finish at Sandy Seep Trailhead by US 89.
It’s all on the well-marked Arizona Trail.
Passage 32 of the Arizona Trail is described on pages 244-249 of
Arizona Trail: The Official Guide
by Tom Jones and Jerry Sieve,
Westcliffe Publishers,
Boulder, CO, 2005.
The Little Elden and Sandy Seep Trails are described in
Flagstaff Hikes
by Richard & Sherry Mangum,
5th edition, Hexagon Press, 2001.
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| distance |
7 miles |
| time |
5-6 hours |
| EC |
+700'-1800' elevation change |
| elevations |
8050' (Schultz Tank Trailhead) to 6875' (Sandy Seep Trailhead) |
| type |
one way |
| starting at |
| Schultz Tank Trailhead |
35° 17.181' N, 111° 37.564' W [NAD27]
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| ending at |
| Sandy Seep Trailhead |
35° 14.959' N, 111° 33.642' W [NAD27]
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| on trail |
100% — Arizona Trail, passage 32
[Little Elden and Sandy Seep Trails] |
| rating |
"C"
Rate yourself as a hiker. |
| dogs allowed |
no |
| cost |
Sharing gas expenses with the driver.
The club also allows voluntary contributions of $5 per non-member. |
| weather |
Flagstaff |
| meet |
7:00 AM in the
Fry’s parking lot on the SW corner of I-17 & Bell Road.
Park behind Denny’s, near the entrance to the Deer Valley Park & Ride.
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| drive |
120 miles from I-17 & Bell to Schultz Tank Trailhead.
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