Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Pine Canyon Day Hike
| when? |
Trip Report :
October 31, 2009
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Trip Report :
November 12, 2005
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Trip Report :
November 8, 2003
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| where? |
Mogollon Rim |
| the hike |
Celebrate autumn color in the high country!
On the Pine Canyon Trail we’ll climb steeply down from the
Mogollon Rim by way of Parsnip Spring, then meander along the
western slopes of Milk Ranch Point by Dripping Springs before
dropping down to the Arizona Trail and Pine Trailhead.
Enjoy panoramic views of Zane Grey country in the northern
reaches of the Tonto National Forest.
There will be shade, but also fallen trees on the trail.
Walking sticks recommended for our steep descent from the Rim
and from Dripping Springs.
This hike is described on pages 82-85 of Day Hikes and Trail
Rides in Payson’s Rim Country by Roger and Ethel Freeman,
Gem Guides, 2005.
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| distance |
8 1/2 miles |
| time |
5-6 hours |
| EC |
+1000'-2900' elevation change |
| elevations |
7243' (Cinch Hook Trailhead) to 5392' (Pine Trailhead) |
| type |
one way |
| starting at |
| Cinch Hook Trailhead |
34° 27.052' N, 111° 25.033' W [NAD27]
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| ending at |
| Pine Trailhead |
34° 22.463' N, 111° 26.569' W [NAD27]
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| on trail |
100% — Pine Canyon Trail #26; Arizona Trail |
| hike rating |
"B"
Rate yourself as a hiker. |
| dogs? |
no |
| 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 |
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) north through Payson, Pine and Strawberry
to Forest Road 149, which is 1.8 miles east of the junction with Arizona highway
260. Reset your trip odometer, turn left and go north on F.R. 149. At 0.4 miles,
bear right on F.R. 616 and continue north to the trailhead, which is 2.7
miles from where you turned off the Beeline Highway.
85 miles from Target Center to Cinch Hook Trailhead.
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