Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Coronado Mesa Day Hike
when Trip Report : February 23, 2008
  Trip Report : December 14, 2002
where Tonto National Forest
the hike     Lower Fish Creek Canyon is so spectacular that it would be world-famous if it were anywhere but Arizona! The Coronado Mesa route will take us to a series of awesome overviews of Fish Creek Canyon, with the splendid Mazatzal, Goldfield, and Superstition Mountains in the background. This off-trail hike will also include bushwhacking, prickly vegetation, and precipitous drop-offs at the canyon rim.
    This hike is described in Footloose from Phoenix, by Ted Tenny, pages 93-98.
distance 5 miles
time 4 hours
EC +800-750' elevation change
elevations 2490' (canyon turnoff) to 3130' (Coronado Mesa)
type one way
starting at
Tortilla Trailhead 33° 31.561' N,  111° 19.106' W  [NAD27]
ending at
Horse Mesa Dam Road 33° 32.749' N,  111° 20.186' W  [NAD27]
on trail 10% — Jeep Trail
rating "B-"     Rate yourself as a hiker.
dogs? no
cost When car-pooling, pay your share the cost of gas.
The club also allows voluntary contributions of $5 per non-member.
weather Apache Junction
meet 8:00 AM at Red Mountain Park located at 7745 E. Brown Rd. in Mesa (south side of Brown Road just east of Power Road).

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