Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Horse Lake Day Hike


when? Saturday, September 1, 2007: Trip Report
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.
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]
ending at
Horse Lake Trailhead 35° 1.671' N,  111° 26.650' W  [NAD27]
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.
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.
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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