Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Parker Creek Trail Day Hike
| when |
Trip Report :
January 8, 2022
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| where |
Sierra Ancha |
| the hike |
Exploratory. May be overgrown, not sure how far we can go.
Description by Preston Sands.
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| distance |
9 miles (maybe 6) |
| time |
6 hours |
| EC |
+-2000' elevation change |
| on trail |
100% — Parker Creek Trail |
| rating |
"B"
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 |
Globe |
| meet |
7:00 AM at
Home Depot in Mesa on the southeast corner of Power and
US 60.
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| drive |
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Take US 60 (Superstition Freeway) to Apache Junction, then US 60 to Florence Junction
> Superior > Miami > Claypool, then Arizona 188 fifteen miles to the junction
with Arizona 288, then 20 miles to the trailhead just beyond milepost 278.
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The trailhead will be on the east (right) side of the road, just past the Arizona Department
of Transportation maintenance yard and housing. On the east (right) side of the road, there
will be a square brown and white trailhead sign with trail number 160, marking the parking
area. This sign is only visible to traffic coming from the south, and it is easy to miss (if you
hit the 180-degree curve to the left where highway 288 crosses Parker Creek, you have
gone too far north).
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