Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Reavis Trail Canyon Day Hike
| when |
Trip Report :
December 4, 2010
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Trip Report :
January 6, 2007
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Trip Report :
March 25, 2000
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| where |
Superior |
| the hike |
Hike through Reavis Trail Canyon and part of Whitford Canyon on the
Arizona Trail and the historic trade route used by Elisha Reavis.
Wet feet are possible with our many stream crossings.
Be alert for wildlife and amazing rock formations.
This hike is described in
Footloose from Phoenix,
by Ted Tenny, pages 205-211.
Passage 18 of the Arizona Trail described by Tom Jones and Jerry Sieve on
pages 148-155 of Arizona Trail: The Official Guide.
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| distance |
9 1/2 miles round trip |
| time |
6-7 hours |
| EC |
+-1000' elevation change |
| elevations |
2750' (Whitford Canyon) to 3690' (Reavis Picnic Rocks) |
| type |
round trip |
| starting at |
| Happy Camp Trailhead |
33° 20.147' N, 111° 8.119' W [NAD27]
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| on trail |
100% — Arizona Trail, passage 18 |
| rating |
"C+"
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 $5 per non-member. |
| weather |
Superior |
| meet |
8:00 AM at
Home Depot in east Mesa at the Home Depot on the southeast corner of Power
and US 60. Drive east on the Superstition Freeway (US 60) to Superstition Springs
Blvd., exit 187. Take that exit, turn right and go 1/2 mile east, across Power Road.
Then turn left, toward Home Depot, at the second driveway.
Park in the southwest corner of the lot, behind Burger King.
We will make carpooling arrangements from there.
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| drive |
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Take US 60 east over Gonzales Pass to the Queen Creek Bridge, past
milepost 222. If you reach the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, turn around
and go back a half mile.
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After crossing the bridge, turn left and head north. Stop and reset your
trip odometer. Then turn right and go northeast just past the parking lot.
The dirt road is FR 8.
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At 1.8 miles from the highway another dirt road, FR 650, branches off to the
left. It’s marked with a small sign. Turn left and go north on FR 650.
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At 5.0 miles from the highway there is an unmarked turnoff on the left with
parking for several cars. This is after you have gone up and over a hill and
across the streambed. Park here at Happy Camp Trailhead.
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