Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Mogollon Rim Day Hike
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May 25, 2024
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Trip Report :
August 18, 2018
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Trip Report :
July 2, 2016
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Trip Report :
July 10, 2010
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Trip Report :
August 13, 2005
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| where? |
Sitgreaves National Forest |
| the hike |
If you would like to get out of hot Phoenix, come join me on the Mogollon Rim.
Wild, expansive vistas await us on this leisurely walk along the Mogollon
Rim and if you want down to Two Sixty Trailhead. Start on the Rim Lakes Vista Trail, hike
over to the Military Sinkhole trail. We then take the Military Sinkhole trail over
to the General Crook trail. The Military Sinkhole trail goes though a very lush area
with ferns and other very green plants. We then take the General Crook trail over
to Woods Canyon and rejoin the Rim Lakes Vista Trail. We take it back to the
Military Sinkhole.
Some may bail out at the Military Sinkhole to make their way down to the junction
where the Highline Trail begins. The rest of us will return to the Rim Lakes Vista Trail
parking lot. Some of us will stop at the Two Sixty Trailhead and pick up our hikers.
Depending on cars, we may return to the Rim Lakes Vista Trail
parking lot to get the rest of the cars.
Come prepared for sunshine, clouds,
pleasant breezes, and inspiring scenery of the Zane Grey country. We may stop for a
late lunch in Payson afterwards.
This hike is described in
Footloose from Phoenix,
by Ted Tenny, pages 235-240.
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| distance |
6 - 8 miles |
| time |
3-4 hours |
| EC |
+275'-1185' elevation change |
| elevations |
7643' (Mogollon Rim) to 6621' (Two Sixty Trailhead) |
| type |
loop |
| starting at |
| Rim Top Trailhead |
34° 18.335' N, 110° 53.801' W [NAD27]
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| ending at |
| Two Sixty Trailhead |
34° 18.408' N, 110° 57.066' W [NAD27]
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| on trail |
100% —
Rim Lakes Vista Trail #622, Military Sinkhole Trail #179, General Crook |
| rating |
"C"
Rate yourself as a hiker. |
| dogs? |
no |
| cost |
Sharing gas expenses with the driver.
The club also allows voluntary contributions of $5 per non-member. |
| weather |
Payson |
| leader |
Email the leader to confirm.
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| meet |
7:00 AM in the parking lot of
Target Center on the south side of Shea Blvd., about a mile
west of Highway 87 (Beeline). For those leaving their cars behind, please park
up against the northernmost curb facing Shea Blvd. opposite the Target store.
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| drive |
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Take the Beeline Highway (Arizona 87) north to Payson. |
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Turn right and go east on Arizona 260. |
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Drive east 29 miles, past Kohls Ranch to the top of the Mogollon Rim. |
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Take the first left turn, on FR 300, toward Woods Canyon Lake. |
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Go west a quarter mile to Rim Top Trailhead, where the hike begins. |
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There is a restroom here. |
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