Warren Trails

HIKE GALENA TO GOLD GULCH ROAD
Join the Muleteam this Saturday for a hike in Warren and surrounding areas. Near the start we will take in Galena Park and its native-vegetation trail. Footpaths and an old railroad trackbed will take us through Warren and south to Gold Gulch Road. There we will check out an old motor racetrack before heading back the way we came. 

The hike is about 6 miles total, flat and easy but with little shade. Bring water and lunch/snack, back early afternoon. Dogs ok with leash. Meet November 30 at 9 a.m. by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain. From there we will car-caravan to a parking area in Galena. For more information contact Monica at 520-461-6799 or sometimesthelight@hotmail.com

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BACKTRACK - Echo Canyon

12 hikers met in the Chiricahuas for the Echo Canyon loop trail. Perfect weather, sunny with a cool breeze. We had forgotten how amazing and surreal the rock formations are, and we were convinced that a large flat rock we took photos on in the past was just no longer there. Yikes. The group stayed together pretty well...for us, and we had a nice lunch spot near pools of water. A very successful day outdoors and worth the drive. Thanks for hiking with me. - Larry

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Archive Photos:

Past seasons: Photos 2023-24 - Photos 2022-23 - Photos 2021-22 

Other Photos: Picacho Peak 2014 - 20th Anniversary Photo Book

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SIDETRACK - 25th anniversary Muleteam shirts

Shirts will be printed soon (2 weeks?). - Delivery will be in-person at the fountain before hikes.

Payment is cash/check at the fountain or by mail: Larry Milam, Box 1585, Bisbee AZ 85603

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SCHEDULE 2024-2025

December

7 - Juniper Flats in the Mule Mtns with Carol

14 - Brown Canyon in the Huachucas with Sandy

21 - The Cross above Old Bisbee with Doug

28 - Joe's Canyon in the Huachucas with Bettina and Tim

January

4 - 

11 - 

18 - 

25 - 

Feb 

1 - Perimeter Trail in the Huachucas with Laura & Sara

8 -

15 - San Pedro trail to the old car with Sandy

22 - Mt Ballard in the Mule Mtns with Deb 

March

1 - 

8 - Fairbank and San Pedro river picnic with Doug & Anne

15 - 

22 - 

29 - 

 

April

5 - Parker Canyon Lake and wine tasting with Doug

12 - 

19 - 

26 - 

May

3 - Last hike and potluck with ?

Echo Canyon

HIKE IN ECHO CANYON (meet 8am)

Join the Muleteam this Saturday for a hike on a top scenic trail in the Chiricahua Mountains. It's an easy 3.7 miles total with a loop through amazing closeup rock formations and vista viewpoints. Bring water and lunch, but no dogs. Back 3-4pm. Meet Nov 23 at 8am by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to carpool (almost 2 hours each way). Free, but gas donation is appreciated. For more details contact Larry at 520-224-4951 or larryjmilam@gmail.com.

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BACKTRACK - Miller Canyon

16 people and 1 dog enjoyed the beautiful hike through the wooded canyon as New England “leafers” enjoying the gorgeous foliage with a sunlit backdrop. Maples, cottonwoods, oaks, and sycamores all aglow; breath taking! Water in the stream flowed as we gained some elevation. Lunch at the sawmill ruins was a bit chilly but we decided to stay there and enjoy the sound of the little waterfall. On the way down, one of the hikers spotted a hawk posing in a tree very patiently as we gawked and snapped photos. We made an educated guess of identifying the beauty to be a red tail. (We couldn’t see its tail or underside.) It was an absolutely perfect day for this hike as we all enjoyed the beauty through the woods. - Jan

More photos at Photos 2024-25 - Join the page and add a few of your own photos.

Archive Photos:

Past seasons: Photos 2023-24 - Photos 2022-23 - Photos 2021-22 

Other Photos: Picacho Peak 2014 - 20th Anniversary Photo Book

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ORDER DEADLINE: Tue, Nov 19!

You don't order now, you don't get one. Pay Later.

 25th anniversary Muleteam shirts - $15

Text or call Larry at 520-224-4951 with: 

• Name  • Size (S, M, L, XL)  • Quantity  • Ink color preference (blue or green).

Shirts will be printed when order is final - Delivery is in-person at the fountain before hikes

Payment is cash/check at the fountain or by mail: Larry Milam, Box 1585, Bisbee AZ 85603

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SIDETRACK - Subscribe for the email

The web page muleteam.blogspot.com has the current hike and schedule. Also go there to subscribe to the Muleteam weekly email. 

• With a computer/laptop add your email address in the subscription box upper right. 

• To subscribe by phone scroll to the bottom and click "view web version", click the subscription box to enlarge and add your email address.

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SCHEDULE 2024-2025

November 

30 - Walking trails through Warren with Monica

December

7 - Juniper Flats in the Mule Mtns with Carol

14 - Brown Canyon in the Huachucas with Sandy

21 - The Cross above Old Bisbee with Doug

28 - Joe's Canyon in the Huachucas with Bettina and Tim

January

4 - 

11 - 

18 - 

25 - 

Feb 

1 - Perimeter Trail in the Huachucas with Laura & Sara

8 -

15 - San Pedro trail to the old car with Sandy

22 - Mt Ballard in the Mule Mtns with Deb 

March

1 - 

8 - Fairbank and San Pedro river picnic with Doug & Anne

15 - 

22 - 

29 - 

 

April

5 - Parker Canyon Lake and wine tasting with Doug

12 - 

19 - 

26 - 

May

3 - Last hike and potluck with ?

Miller Canyon

HIKE MILLER CANYON

Join the Muleteam this Saturday for a hike through lower Miller Canyon, a scenic wooded valley in the Huachuca Mountains. The trail may have some water in the stream, but doubtful. From lower Miller, we will hop the road and head up upper Miller for less than a mile and have a snack or lunch by the ruins of the Parlermee saw mill. This is a very easy hike with a 5 mile round trip. Bring water and lunch. Dogs on leashes OK. Back early afternoon. Meet 9am November 16 by the Bisbee Courthouse fountain to carpool. Free, but gas donation is appreciated. For more details contact Jan at 704-299-6614 or bolduc03@aol.

 
SV people or others can meet on Miller Canyon Road, in large dirt parking on the left with restrooms.

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SIDETRACK

After winging it and herding cats for 25 years someone finally wrote some guidelines for Muleteam hiking. Scroll to the bottom past the schedule to check out how Doug put it all into words...

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BACKTRACK - Mule Mountain Ridge Option

Ten hikers and one dog started off from the Iron Man on a beautiful morning. Four more joined us up on Locklin, and three of the 14 braved the deer tracks and catclaw to bushwhack down to the Wildcat Canyon watercourse, seeing all styles of check dams and some of the interesting things carved into them by the WPA when they were constructed (1936). One of the larger check dams bears a starting and ending date: 9 days according to the inscription. As always, it's a pleasure to hike in Bisbee's Backcountry with the Muleteam -- Lindsay

PS - I found a pair of sunglasses after the bushwhack group got to Zacatecas. If anyone lost some, have them give me a call at 954-770-2221.

Wildcat Canyon Group 2 

As planned, four hikers opted to follow Doug on the Ridge Trail for five and-a-half miles through scenic Mule Mountain country and down to Zacatecas Trail and Brewery Gulch to downtown Bisbee, where we were greeted by good music and happy crowds. - Doug

More photos at Photos 2024-25 - Join the page and add a few of your own photos.

Archive Photos:

Past seasons: Photos 2023-24 - Photos 2022-23 - Photos 2021-22 

Other Photos: Picacho Peak 2014 - 20th Anniversary Photo Book

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25th anniversary Muleteam shirts

Order now, pay later - this is a limited offer. You don't order, you don't get one.

Muleteam butter colored cotton shirts - $15

Text or call Larry at 520-224-4951 with: 

• Name  • Size (S, M, L, XL)  • Quantity  • Ink color preference (blue or green).

Shirts will be printed in a few weeks - Delivery is in-person at the fountain before hikes

Payment is cash/check at the fountain or by mail: Larry Milam, Box 1585, Bisbee AZ 85603

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SIDETRACK - Subscribe for the email

The web page muleteam.blogspot.com has the current hike and schedule. Also go there to subscribe to the Muleteam weekly email. 

• With a computer/laptop add your email address in the subscription box upper right. 

• To subscribe by phone scroll to the bottom and click "view web version", click the subscription box to enlarge and add your email address.

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SCHEDULE 2024-2025

November 

23 - Echo Canyon in the Chiricahuas with Larry

30 - Walking trails through Warren with Monica

December

7 - ???

14 - Brown Canyon in the Huachucas with Sandy

21 - The Cross above Old Bisbee with Doug

28 - Joe's Canyon in the Huachucas with Bettina and Tim

January

4 - 

11 - 

18 - 

25 - 

Feb 

1 - Perimeter Trail in the Huachucas with Laura & Sara

8 -

15 - San Pedro trail to the old car with Sandy

22 - Mt Ballard in the Mule Mtns with Deb 

March

1 - 

8 - Fairbank and San Pedro river picnic with Doug & Anne

15 - 

22 - 

29 - 

 

April

5 - Parker Canyon Lake and wine tasting with Doug

12 - 

19 - 

26 - 

May

3 - Last hike and potluck with ?

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GUIDELINES FOR MULETEAM LEADERS AND HIKERS

As we approach our 25th year, and like almost all other groups, things change with time and our hikers need to be reminded of our fundamental values and what sets us apart from other hiking groups. 

  First and foremost, the Muleteam reflects the casual nature of our city. There is no formal organization. Everyone is invited to join us on Saturday mornings. Our hikes are not races. There is always a range of endurance and styles among our hikers, but we go at a reasonable pace, make sure not to let anyone fall too far behind, take frequent breaks and sit together for a long lunch break on all but short hikes. This is the “Spirit of the Muleteam”.

We feel that it is time to remind everyone of some guidelines that reflect our Spirit and insure the comfort and safety of everyone. 

    • Leaders should make frequent stops and let everyone catch up before you resume.

    • A “sweeper”(hiker who agrees to take up the rear) should be assigned to stay with the slowest hikers.

    • In extreme circumstances where the slowest hiker(s) are very far behind, the Leader should not continue with the main group unless or until they have had visual or phone contact with the sweeper to confirm that the slowest hiker(s) are safe and aware of the trail.

    • Hikers who want to stop should make sure to inform the Leader

    • On one-way trails, hikers who want to stop should inform the leader if they plan to stop on the trail and wait for the main group to return.

    • On loop trails or hikers who want to turn back to the start should inform the Leader that they want to turn back and return to the starting point.

    • Hikers, especially those who are unfamiliar to the trail, are strongly recommended to pay attention to the trail in case -for any reason- they get separated and need to return. 

    • It is strongly recommended that no hiker turning back ever returns alone. A hiker who chooses to return to the starting point should always find another hiker who is familiar with the trail and also wants to return. It is extremely dangerous to separate from the group alone. There have been times when solo hikers have become lost and at least two major injuries by Muleteam hikers that would have been catastrophic if they were alone.  

    • We recommend that everyone on a Muelteam hike bring their mobile phone, and give their cell phone number to Larry, to be posted on the Muleteam Blog for distribution to all hikers, for communication or in case of an emergency on a hike. 

We respect the freedom of experienced and well-conditioned hikers who are familiar with any particular hike and choose to move ahead of the main group. These guidelines address recommendations for Leaders and hikers to make Muleteam hikes fun, comfortable and safe, just as they have been for almost 25 years.

Thank you for hiking with us.

Doug Reiniger

reiniger@wyoming.com

LL 520-432-0307

Cell 307-690-8905

Larry Milam

larryjmilam@gmail.com

520-224-4951

Mule Mtn Ridge Option

Wildcat Canyon Bushwack and Optional Mule Ridge Counterspin

Join the Muleteam on November 9th at 9 a.m. at the Courthouse fountain and plan to wear long pants and your most rugged shoes: we'll walk up Tombstone Canyon to Locklin and when we get to the Mule Mountain Ridge there will be a choice to: 

[1] Follow Lindsay and bushwhack down into Wildcat Canyon (the one on the other side of the Ridge, not the one north of Juniper Flats). This is a difficult hike. The catclaw, rolly rocks and unstable terrain come with fantastic views of Bisbee's backcountry. Once at the bottom, our route winds back and forth across the watercourse with plenty of check dams and more rock features than you'd expect. We'll pop out near the end of Brewery Gulch and head back to the Iron Man via town, many options for lunch. About 4.5 miles, 832 ft. altitude gain.; or 

[2] Follow Doug along the Ridge on the “Bisbee Counterspin” and down into the Zacatecas Trail and continue on to Brewery Gulch and back into town. This is a less difficult hike of about the same length.

Bring a snack, water, hat, hiking sticks, gloves. Well-behaved dogs welcome.  Text or call Lindsay at 954-770-2221 for more information.

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BACKTRACK - Mule Mountain Mosey

On a perfect hiking weather day, albeit a little gusty at times, twenty-one hikers and one dog zigzagged their way up the recently weed-whacked trail after an introduction and safety disclaimer from Gordon. Larry took the group photo at the shade structure and then most followed the cleared trail uphill to the back of the property and hiked even farther towards the peak. Smaller groups turned around at different points along the way, and many enjoyed hanging out back at the shade structure. A few hikers scrambled up the rock outcropping near the summit for their snacks and photos before heading back down. Several of us accidentally went off of the ridge (which is easy to do on the way back - ask me how I know!) and had to take the longer way back, but everyone was accounted for and enjoyed the gorgeous vistas. Thanks again to the Douglases for opening their property to us and to you, Gordon, for spending hours clearing the grass. We felt like Mule Team royalty.  - Susan M

More photos at Photos 2024-25 - Join the page and add a few of your own photos.

Archive Photos:

Past seasons: Photos 2023-24 - Photos 2022-23 - Photos 2021-22 

Other Photos: Picacho Peak 2014 - 20th Anniversary Photo Book

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25th anniversary Muleteam shirts

Order now, pay later - this is a limited offer. You don't order, you don't get one.

Muleteam butter colored cotton shirts - $15

Text or call Larry at 520-224-4951 with: 

• Name  • Size (S, M, L, XL)  • Quantity  • Ink color preference (blue or green).

Shirts will be printed in a few weeks - Delivery is in-person at the fountain before hikes

Payment is cash/check at the fountain or by mail: Larry Milam, Box 1585, Bisbee AZ 85603

__________________

SIDETRACK - Subscribe for the email

The web page muleteam.blogspot.com has the current hike and schedule. Also go there to subscribe to the Muleteam weekly email. 

• With a computer/laptop add your email address in the subscription box upper right. 

• To subscribe by phone scroll to the bottom and click "view web version", click the subscription box to enlarge and add your email address.

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CALENDAR 2024-2025

November 

16 - Miller Canyon in the Huachucas with Jan

23 - Echo Canyon in the Chiricahuas with Larry

30 - Walking trails through Warren with Monica

December

7 - Oversite Canyon in the Huachucas with Brad

14 - Brown Canyon in the Huachucas with Sandy

21 - The Cross above Old Bisbee with Doug

28 - 

January

4 - 

11 - 

18 - 

25 - 

Feb 

1 - Perimeter Trail in the Huachucas with Laura & Sara

8 -

15 - San Pedro trail to the old car with Ken

22 - Mt Ballard in the Mule Mtns with Deb 

March

1 - 

8 - Fairbank and San Pedro river picnic with Doug & Anne

15 - 

22 - 

29 - 

 

April

5 - Parker Canyon Lake and wine tasting with Doug

12 - 

19 - 

26 - 

May

3 - Last hike and potluck with ?