Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Cross F to Bushnell Tanks Day Hike
| when |
Trip Report :
April 16, 2022
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| when |
Trip Report :
March 16, 2019
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Trip Report :
May 14, 2011
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| where |
Sunflower
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| the hike |
Take passage 22 of the Arizona Trail from Cross F Trailhead to the High Water Access.
Come prepared for
a pleasant walk in the Mazatzal foothills with amazing views of nearby
peaks and the Sycamore Creek country.
This hike is described in
Footloose from Phoenix,
by Ted Tenny, pages 85-91.
Passage 22 of the Arizona Trail is described on pages 176-181 of Arizona
National Scenic Trail by Matthew J. Nelson, Wilderness Press, 2014.
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| distance |
6 miles |
| EC |
+610'-870' elevation change |
| elevations |
3970' (pass) to 3400' (Sycamore Creek) |
| time |
4-5 hours |
| starting at |
| Cross F Trailhead |
33° 54.520' N, 111° 28.968' W [NAD27]
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| ending at |
| Bushnell Tanks Gate |
33° 52.148' N, 111° 27.862' W [NAD27]
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| on trail |
100% — Arizona Trail, passage 22 |
| rating |
"C"
Rate yourself as a hiker. |
| dogs? |
no |
| cost |
Sharing gas expenses with the driver.
The club also allows voluntary contributions of $5 per non-member. |
| weather |
Payson |
| meet |
6:00 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 |
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Go north on route 87 and turn left at the sign for Sycamore Creek
at mile marker 222.5.
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Stay on the paved road (old 87) until a short
distance past the sign saying 1 mile to end of the road.
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Pull in at Cross F Trailhead, which is on the left (room for maybe 5 cars).
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Directly across the paved road is the trail and a trail sign. |
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38.2 miles from Target Center to Cross F Trailhead.
76.4 round trip |
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