| when? | Trip Report : March 19, 2011 |
| Trip Report : February 14, 2009 | |
| Trip Report : April 2, 2005 | |
| Trip Report : December 9, 2000 | |
| where? | Superstition Mountains |
| the hike |
...
“Oh, no! We’re cliffed out in every direction but west, and renegade
warriors are attacking us from the west! If we can’t hold out, the mules carrying
our saddlebags of gold will be lost! What are we going to do, Capitán?”
Fast-forward to the 21st century. The Massacre Grounds are peaceful now. They offer awesome views of the wilderness northeast of the Superstition Mountains. You can see the Massacre Grounds from the Apache Trail highway: a tilted mesa nestled up against the east side of the towering Superstitions. The way looks deceptively smooth, as if you could just casually walk up to the Massacre Grounds, or so they thought. |
| distance | 6.2 miles |
| time | 4-5 hours |
| EC | +-1100' elevation change |
| elevations | 2117' (Crosscut Trailhead) to 3082' (Massacre Grounds) |
| on trail | 60% — Crosscut, Treasure, and Massacre Trails up, dirt road down |
| dogs? | no |
| hike 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 Jacob’s Crosscut Trailhead on the Apache
Trail (AZ 88). Go east on the Superstition Freeway (US 60) to Idaho Road (AZ highway 88), exit 196. Take that exit, turn left (north) and go 8 miles northeast, past Lost Dutchman State Park to First Water Road, between miles 201 and 202. Turn right on First Water Road and go 0.6 miles east to the Crosscut Trailhead, marked with a sign. |
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