Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Pivot Rock Canyon Day Hike
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Trip Report :
May 30, 2015
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Trip Report :
July 13, 2013
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Trip Report :
June 23, 2012
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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 an out-of-the-way canyon in the cool forest of the Mogollon
Rim, site of the pioneer’s cabin, improbable rock formations and
other unforgettable sights. Who knows? We might even find a rock with a face.
Wet feet are possible with our many stream crossings, depending on the weather.
See Map.
This location for hiking is described in
Footloose from Phoenix,
by Ted Tenny, pages 221-228.
Part of this hike is described in Flagstaff Hikes (5th. ed.) by
Richard and Sherry Mangum, Hexagon Press, Flagstaff, AZ, 2001, pages 188-189.
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| distance |
6 miles |
| time |
5 hours |
| EC |
+-900' elevation change |
| elevations |
6716' (pioneer cabin) to 7410' (above Pivot Rock Spring) |
| type |
figure 8 |
| starting at |
| Pivot Rock Trailhead |
34° 28.877' N, 111° 24.179' W [NAD27]
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| on trail |
80% — Pivot Rock Canyon Trail |
| 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 $5 per non-member. |
| weather |
Pine |
| 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 northwest curb away from Starbuck’s.
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| drive |
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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.
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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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