Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Wishbone Junction Day Hike
| when? |
Trip Report :
January 4, 2003 |
| where? |
Goldfield Mountains |
| the hike |
Ho-hum hikes on tame trails have you hankering for high adventure?
Then join Ted on this wild, exploratory off-trail trek in
the Goldfields! Take a roundabout way to Wishbone Junction,
admire the colorful slickrock, then explore a northwest passage from
Willow Springs Canyon back to the trailhead.
Come prepared for rocky slopes, close encounters with prickly
Sonoran vegetation, and mountain vistas you have never seen before.
Part of this hike is described on pages 106-108 of
Goldfield Mountain Hikes
by Ted Tenny, with a map on page 154.
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| distance |
7 miles |
| time |
5-6 hours |
| EC |
+-800' elevation change |
| elevations |
1810' (Willow Springs Canyon) to 2246' (pass) |
| type |
loop |
| starting at |
| Willow Springs Trailhead |
33° 30.051' N, 111° 27.695' W [NAD27]
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| on trail |
30% — Forest Service roads |
| dogs? |
no |
| rating |
"B-"
Rate yourself as a hiker. |
| 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 |
Apache Junction |
| meet |
8:00 AM at
Red Mountain Park located at 7745 E. Brown Rd. in
Mesa (south side of Brown Road just east of Power Road).
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| drive |
15 miles from Red Mountain Park to Willow Springs Trailhead
(30 round trip).
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