Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Mt. Wrightson Day Hike

when	Trip Report : November 13-14, 2021
	Trip Report : July 3-5, 2019
where	Santa Rita Mountains/Madera Canyon
the hike	We will spend the night before in a hotel or Airbnb in Green Valley. Madera Canyon has a lodge area (Santa Rita Lodge, which is inside of Madera Canyon, or Madera Kubo Lodges). Please check it out to see if any lodges are available in the park. Last time we were there, we saw a few deer greet us in the early morning and we also smelled the delicious breakfast from the campground there.     We will start our hike in the early morning, since during winter the sun sets sooner. We will hike from old Baldy trail up to the summit and then down to Super Trail to in total complete a 13.2 miles figure-8 loop. For those of us who do not want to do such an intense hike, you can go up to Josephine saddle to do an in and out hike that totals to about 5 miles.     On Sunday we will hike the Mt. Wrightson Nature Trail and then return to the Valley.
distance	13.2 miles Wrightson; 6.7 miles for Mt. Wrightson Nature Trail
time	8-10 hours Wrightson; 2-3 hours for Madera Canyon Nature Trail
EC	+-4000' elevation change for Wrightson, +-900' for Nature Trail
starting at	Madera Trailhead
on trail	100%
rating	"A"     Rate yourself as a hiker.
dogs allowed	no
cost	Sharing gas expenses with the driver. The club also allows voluntary contributions of $5 per non-member.
weather	Mt. Wrightson
meet	7:00 AM at Wrightson Trailhead; 8:00 AM on Sunday.
drive	•  I-19 south to Continental Road. • After a mile, take the Madera Canyon turnoff and follow it for 13.5 miles to Madera Canyon Recreation Area and Madera Trailhead. • The Bog Springs Campsite is after 3 miles on Madera Canyon Road to the left.

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