Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Kachina Trail Day Hike


when? Trip Report: July 21, 2007
  Trip Report: October 9, 1999
  Trip Report: July 11, 1998
  Trip Report: October 11, 1997
where? Flagstaff
the hike     The Kachina Trail takes a leisurely route on the south slopes of the San Francisco Peaks through the woods and meadows overlooking Flagstaff. We'll start from the Kachina Trailhead, walk the trail all the way to the east end, then drop down on the Weatherford Trail to Shultz Tank Trailhead, where our cars will be waiting. The hike starts in a forest of fir, spruce, and aspen, through meadows of flowers, past basalt cliffs at 1.5 miles, and a cave, with a very good chance we will see and hear lots of wildlife: butterflies, birds, squirrels, elk, jays, and others.
    This is a joint hike with the Sierra Club. No auto shuttle! Two parties will hike in opposite directions and meet near Friedlein Prairie for lunch and exchange of car keys.
distance 7 1/2 miles
EC +630'-1900' elevation change
elevations 8015' (Shultz Tank Trailhead) to 9330' (Kachina Trailhead)
time 5-6 hours
hike rating "B" [moderate]
on trail 100% — Kachina Trail, Weatherford Trail
dogs? no
type one way
starting at
Kachina Trailhead 35° 19.751' N,  111° 42.619' W  [NAD27]
ending at
Shultz Tank Trailhead 35° 17.206' N,  111° 37.523' W  [NAD27]
cost $0. The club allows voluntary contributions of $1/member or $3/non-member.
If you ride in someone else’s car please pay your share for gas. For example if it costs $40 for gas to and from Flagstaff and there are four in the car including the driver, then $10 per person would be reasonable.
weather Flagstaff
meet 7:00 AM by the M&I Bank on the southwest corner of I-17 and Bell Road, across the driveway from Denny’s. For those leaving their cars behind, please park them away from the bank and away from Denny’s.
drive I'll hand out maps. If you are meeting us in Flagstaff, be at the Target parking lot at the corner of Milton and University (just north of I-17) in the corner of the lot next to the traffic light by 9:30 AM.


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