STRAWBERRY to PINE -with shuttle
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STRAWBERRY to PINE -with shuttle
Please seriously consider your stamina and ability to keep up with the group before signing up.
More than 2,000 feet higher than where the East Verde River crosses State Route 87 north of Payson, snow-melt and rainwater, that will eventually drain into Arizona’s rivers and streams, begin a journey through porous escarpments before spilling through springs at the base of the Mogollon Rim.
Below the Rim’s vertical cliffs that rise to over 7,000 feet and make a 200-mile, east-west stretch through central Arizona, an edgy, almost claustrophobic territory of high mesas, dizzying gorges and backwoods is home to a maze of tributary creeks and drainages that feed into the East Verde River which in turn flows into the Verde and Salt Rivers, two of Arizona’s most important water sources.
A hike through this tangled, geologically and botanically diverse region is as much an origin story as it is a walk in the woods.
While the nearby 50+ mile Highline Trail, which is part of the Arizona National Scenic Trail, clings to the craggy Rim walls, the terrain farther downhill is a more bucolic, less precipitous place.
DIFFICULTY: Moderate / Rigorous
TOTAL DISTANCE: 9.5 miles
ELEVATION CHANGE: 900 feet
Please seriously consider your stamina and ability to keep up with the group before signing up.
HIKING TIME: 4-5 hours
STYLE: one way – (with shuttle)
DOGS: NO
FACILITIES at Trailhead: NONE
THERE WILL BE A CARPOOL LOCATION FOR THIS HIKE:
Deer Valley Towne Square, Phoenix, AZ
Target store I-17 and Loop 101 :
33.66740324585077, -112.1195392469888
HOW TO FIND US:
In front of Target store close to freeway / Beardsley road.
See pin on map
LEAVING CARPOOL at 7:10 a.m.
Starting from SHUTTLE LOCATION at 9:20 -9:30
RSVP – will you meet us at the CARPOOL or at the SHUTTLE LOCATION ?
DIRECTIONS TO SHUTTLE LOCATION:
PINE Trailhead:
From Payson head north on SR87. Just before entering the town of Pine you will see a HUGE sign indicating "Pine Trailhead" on the right.
WE WILL MEET ALL CARS and SHUTTLE TOGETHER FROM HERE
Starting SHUTTLE at 9:30 a.m.
After the hike we will re-hydrate and relax in a true H4H fashion at :
THAT Brewery & Pub
3270 AZ-87,
Pine, AZ 85544
(928) 476-3349
http://thatbrewery.com/in-pine/
VERY IMPORTANT:
(we don't want to leave anyone behind):
RSVP – will you meet us at the CARPOOL or at THE SHUTTLE LOCATION?
If you don't CONFIRM that you will meet at THE CARPOOL, or if you are late, we'll expect to SEE YOU AT THE SHUTTLE LOCATION.
VERY IMPORTANT TOO:
If you sign up for the hike, and you change your plans ------ just change your RSVP.
It helps the host prepare, and its polite.