| when? | Trip Report : September 10, 2005 |
| where? | Williams |
| the hike |
Refurbished as an expanded and well-defined loop trail in 1992, the Sycamore Rim
Trail skirts the entire northern rim of Sycamore Canyon. The trail is level for
most of its length, climbing over 500-feet near the end, as it crosses over KA Hill.
Within the first mile, the trail passes the site of an old sawmill built in 1910
and soon begins to parallel Sycamore Creek. Three miles from the trailhead, the
trail reaches the northeast end of Sycamore Canyon, a designated wilderness area,
and skirts the canyon rim for the next several miles, as the trail heads west.
Sycamore Canyon is one of the most rugged and inaccessible canyons in northern
Arizona, and its wildness and rugged beauty is one of the major attractions of
this hike. At the northwest end of Sycamore Canyon and about six miles from the
trailhead is the normally dry Sycamore Falls. Leaving the falls, the trail heads
north and reaches the Pomeroy Tanks, perennial pools of clear water, after another
mile of hiking. Leaving the tanks behind, the trail then heads in a northeast
direction towards KA Hill (7,287-feet), where it gradually climbs 500+ feet before
cresting the hill and heading back down to the trailhead. From the top of KA Hill,
we get good views of Garland Prairie and the San Francisco Peaks to the northeast.
This hike is described on page 218 of Flagstaff Hikes by Richard & Sherry Mangum. |
| distance | 12 miles |
| EC | +-687' elevation change |
| elevations | 6483' (Spring Canyon) to 7287' (KA Hill) |
| time | 8 hours |
| rating | "B" Rate yourself as a hiker. |
| on trail | 100% — Sycamore Rim Trail |
| dogs? | no |
| type | loop |
| starting at | trailhead off of FR56 |
| cost | When car-pooling, pay your share the cost of gas. The club also allows voluntary contributions of $1/member or $3/non-member. |
| weather | Williams |
| meet | 6:00 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. |
| drive |
I-17 to Flagstaff, west on I-40 to FR141 south (Garland Prairie). Drive aproximately 9 miles and turn right on FR56, then 1.5 miles to Trailhead. |
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