Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Barnhardt Canyon Day Hike
| when? |
Trip Report:
Saturday, April 12, 2008
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Trip Report:
September 28, 1998
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| where? |
Mazatzals |
| the hike |
Walk the Barnhardt Trail up to the junction with the Sandy Saddle Trail.
Along the way there will be towering cliffs, waterfalls, precarious stream
crossings, and picturesque canyon vistas.
This hike is described on pages 135-137 of Roger and Ethel Freeman’s
Day Hikes and Trail Rides in Payson’s Rim Country
(Gem Guides, 2005),
and on pages 273-276 of David Mazel’s Arizona Trails
(Wilderness Press, 1981).
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| distance |
8 miles |
| time |
5-6 hours |
| EC |
+-1800' elevation change |
| elevations |
4184' (Barnhardt Trailhead) to 5960' (Sandy Saddle Trail #231) |
| type |
round trip |
| starting at |
| Barnhardt Trailhead |
34° 5.562' N, 111° 25.279' W [NAD27]
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| on trail |
100% — Barnhardt Trail #43 |
| hike rating |
"B" [moderate] |
| cost |
$0, though riders should share the cost of gas.
The club will allow voluntary contributions of $1/member or $3/non-member. |
| dogs allowed |
yes, on leash |
| weather |
Payson |
| meet |
7:00 AM in the parking lot of the Target Center on the south
side of Shea Blvd., about a mile west of Highway 87 (Beeline).
For those leaving their cars behind, please park up against
the north curb away from Target.
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| drive |
Take the Beeline Highway (Arizona 87) northeast, over the Mazatzals
and past the junction with Highway 188. Continue north on 87.
Just before you get to Rye there is a sign for the road to Barnhardt
Trailhead. Turn left and drive 5 miles west on Forest Road 419 to
the trailhead, where the road ends.
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