Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Horse Lake Day Hike
| when? |
Saturday, September 1, 2007:
Trip Report
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| where? |
Flagstaff |
| the hike |
We’ll begin our one-way hike at Marshall Lake Trailhead. This easy
Arizona Trail walk through the patchy forest on Anderson Mesa
features plentiful wildlife and great views of the lakes.
We’ll finish the one-way hike at Horse Lake Trailhead.
This section of Arizona Trail Passage #30 climbs up past the Horse Lake Trailhead.
It turns to the north and climbs Anderson Mesa, and then passes east of Horse Lake.
It follows a two-track, turns to the west, becomes a trail again, and passes a
trail junction with the Lakeview Campground Trail.
After crossing FR 129 the trail passes west of Vail Lake and continues northwest
between Prim Lake and Lowell Observatory.
It passes by a trailhead near the observatory, then heads north to Marshall Lake.
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| distance |
10 miles |
| EC |
+-300' elevation change |
| elevations |
7226' (Lowell Observatory) to 7053' (Horse Lake) |
| time |
5-6 hours |
| hike rating |
"C+" [easy] |
| on trail |
100% — Arizona Trail |
| dogs? |
no |
| type |
one way |
| starting at |
| Marshall Lake Trailhead |
35° 6.703' N, 111° 32.436' W [NAD27]
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| ending at |
| Horse Lake Trailhead |
35° 1.671' N, 111° 26.650' W [NAD27]
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| cost |
$0, though riders should share the cost of gas.
The club will allow voluntary contributions of $1/member or $3/non-member. |
| weather |
Flagstaff |
meet in
Phoenix |
7:00 AM by the M&I Bank on the southwest corner of I-17 and Bell Road,
across the driveway from Denny’s. Please park them away from the bank
and away from Denny’s.
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meet in
Flagstaff |
If you are meeting us in Flagstaff, be at the Circle K, 3350 Lake Mary Rd. at I-17,
by 9:15. See
map.
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| drive |
Take I-17 to Flagstaff. Get off at Lake Mary Road (county highway 3), exit
339. Turn right and go southeast 9.3 miles, alongside
Lower Lake Mary, to the paved Marshall Lake Road going uphill on the left.
Take that road up Anderson Mesa 1.25 miles to the sign for Lowell
Observatory. Go straight ahead on FR 128 and continue 1.0 miles to a fork
in the road. Marshall Lake is just ahead of you. Turn left and drive 0.3
miles to Marshall Lake Trailhead.
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