Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Mail Trail #84 Day Hike
| when |
Trip Report :
October 24, 2015
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| where |
Camp Verde |
| the hike |
The trail begins across FR 9247B from the parking lot and here's where
you begin cairn-spotting. There are 156 of these well-constructed,
nicely-spaced cylindrical rock baskets that will guide your steps across
the mesa and down into the canyon.
For the first 0.75 miles or so you head west, paralleling the highway,
before turning to the south somewhere around the tenth cairn.
At times you will be on faint trails or old roads, at other times
you're essentially cross country, cairn-to-cairn.
Read more at:
http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=2390.
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| distance |
12 miles
(we won’t go beyond the ability of the group). |
| time |
6-8 hours |
| EC |
+-1100' elevation change |
| elevations |
5337' (Fossil Springs Overlook) to 6019' (Mud Tanks Mesa) |
| type |
figure-8 |
| starting at |
| Tom's Creek Trailhead |
34° 29.250' N, 111° 35.803' W [NAD27]
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| on trail |
90% — Mail Trail #84, various roads |
| 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 |
Camp Verde |
| meet |
6:30 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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