Cancelled due to rain. Feb 22, 2019 Gould Mine - Sendero Esperanza - Hugh Norris - King Canyon Trails

All organized hikes start from the parking lot east of Palm Park (north of the mailboxes) on Friday Mornings. Meet, sign up and organize carpools, and leave at 8:00 am.
Please wear proper hiking shoes, a hat, lunch and bring plenty of water. When carpooling with other drivers it is suggested to give $10.00 to the driver. There is a $10.00 annual membership fee to help pay for emergency spot equipment.

Short Hikes on Friday mornings in Casa Grande Mountain Park.
Home about 11:00. (See Map on Dec 1, 2018 Blog on right menu for directions and more information). See upcoming hikes and year-end activities at the bottom of this blog.

Directions to follow:

A map from All Trails shows the Gould Mine trail from Kinney Road.

The short hike plans to hike on the Gould Mine trail to Sendero Esperanza to the Hugh Norris trail (in and back) to the King Canyon trail. See link below.

All Trails - Gould Mine and King Canyon

Hike Cancelled - Feb 15, 2019 Fat Man's Pass - Hidden Valley - South Mountain

All organized hikes start from the parking lot east of Palm Park (north of the mailboxes) on Friday Mornings. Meet, sign up and organize carpools, and leave at 8:00 am.
Please wear proper hiking shoes, a hat, lunch and bring plenty of water. When carpooling with other drivers it is suggested to give $10.00 to the driver. There is a $10.00 annual membership fee to help pay for emergency spot equipment.

Directions:

Short Hike: Take I-10 north to exit 155 and go left on Baseline Road. Go to Central Avenue and turn left and follow to the gate at the entrance to the park. There are restrooms just past the gate on the right about 300 yards. Proceed on the paved road to Summit Road to Buena Vista Lookout. 51 miles. D, 4.2

Long Hikes: Take I-10 north to exit 157 and turn left on Elliot Road. Drive to 48th Street, turn right. Follow 48th street as it bears right and becomes Guadalupe Road. Immediately, in the turn, turn left on S. 48th St, then left again on E Pima Canyon Rd. The entrance and guardhouse is just past this point on the left. Follow the road to the trailhead. Toilets at the trailhead. It is about 42 miles from the Park. B-,  7 or 8 mi.

All Trails - Hidden Valley (Fat Man's Pass), Mormon Trail and National Trail

Google Map Directions to East Pima Canyon Trailhead  Long Hike

Google Maps to Buena Vista Lookout   Short Hike

Next hikes:

Feb. 22, 2019 – Hugh Norris / Kings Canyon Mar. 1, 2019 – Freemont Saddle / Geronimo’s Caves Mar. 8, 2019 – Sunset Vista Trail, Picacho State Park Mar. 15, 2019 –Sedona Weekend Mar.22, 2019 – Wrap Up Barbecue At Sports Pavilion 12;00 PM – 3:00 PM

Skip’s cell: 503-580-3828     Barry’s Cell: 207-205-4298

Friday 02/08/2019 Garwood Loop - Saquaro National Park

Barry's Group

Mike's Group 

Barry's Hike Data 

All trails map of Garwood, Douglas Spring, and Carrillo Trails Hike

Garwood Loop - Pictures and description

National Park Service - Garwood Ranch

Summary of Garwood, Douglas Spring Loop. A very scenic hike in Saguaro National Park East that goes by a dam, climbs along a ridge with magnificent views and loops back to the trailhead.

Directions, distance and time to trailhead: Take I-10 east to Exit 257 and go left on Speedway Blvd. for 18 miles to the end of the road. It is 82 miles and takes 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Google Maps to Douglas Springs Trailhead

Friday 02/01/2019 Miner’s Needle/Coffee Flats

This hike was canceled due to rain at the trailhead. Some hikers went to Casa Grande Mountain for a short hike.


Directions: Go north on Highway 79 out of Florence. Go left (west) on Highway 60 at the Florence Junction. About 8 miles from the junction, turn right at traffic light on East Peralta Road proceed through the residential area and past the school and onto a gravel road to Peralta Trailhead (about 7 miles). Pit toilets.

Google Maps to Peralta Trailhead

Coffee Flat Trail - All Trails



This hike is about 6.5 miles - Out and back hike.

Upcoming hikes

Friday 02/08/2019

Garwood Loop

Friday 02/15/2019

Fat Man’s Pass

Friday 22/08/2019

King’s Canyon Hugh Norris

  Skip’s cell: 503-580-3828     Barry’s Cell: 207-205-4298