Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Pivot Rock Spring Day Hike
| when? |
Trip Report :
September 3, 2011
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Trip Report :
September 11, 2010
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Trip Report :
August 16, 2008
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| where? |
Mogollon Rim |
| the hike |
Explore this out-of-the-way canyon in the cool forest of the Mogollon Rim
as we look for the stone face, the pioneer’s cabin, and other
unforgettable sights. Wet feet are possible with our many stream crossings,
depending on the weather.
This hike is described in Flagstaff Hikes (5th. ed.) by Richard and
Sherry Mangum, Hexagon Press, Flagstaff, AZ, 2001, pp.188-189.
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| distance |
7 1/2 miles |
| time |
5 hours |
| EC |
+-600' elevation change |
| elevations |
6716' (pioneer cabin) to 7270' (above Wildcat Spring) |
| type |
2 round trips |
| starting at |
| Pivot Rock Trailhead |
34° 28.877' N, 111° 24.179' W [NAD27]
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| on trail |
100% — Pivot Rock Canyon Trail, Wildcat Spring Trail |
| hike rating |
"C"
Rate yourself as a hiker. |
| dogs allowed |
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. FR 149 is 1/2 mile beyond Cinch Hook Trailhead. Reset your trip odometer,
turn left and go north on FR 149. At 0.4 miles, bear right on FR 616 and
continue north to the trailhead, which is 2.7 miles from where you turned off
the Beeline Highway.
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