HIKE LOWER HUNTER CANYON LOOP
Join the Mule Team this Saturday for a relatively easy four-mile hike with rolling hills and a mix of sun and shade in Hunter Canyon in the Huachucas. We will begin on East Hunter Canyon Road – just off route 92 in Hereford. We will hike a loop around lower Hunter Canyon following trails, washes and mountain biking trails. If you did this hike last year, we will be doing a different loop so it will be fresh and new!
We will stop for lunch in a wash with a great view. There will be scenic views of the Huachucas, the Mules and the vast San Pedro Valley. Bring water, snacks & lunch. Dogs on leash are OK. Back early afternoon. Meet January 18th at 9am at the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to carpool and drive the 40 minutes to the Hunter Canyon Parking lot. For more info contact Jim at 802-355-4591 or jim.poulin@yahoo.com.
Join the Mule Team this Saturday for a relatively easy four-mile hike with rolling hills and a mix of sun and shade in Hunter Canyon in the Huachucas. We will begin on East Hunter Canyon Road – just off route 92 in Hereford. We will hike a loop around lower Hunter Canyon following trails, washes and mountain biking trails. If you did this hike last year, we will be doing a different loop so it will be fresh and new!
We will stop for lunch in a wash with a great view. There will be scenic views of the Huachucas, the Mules and the vast San Pedro Valley. Bring water, snacks & lunch. Dogs on leash are OK. Back early afternoon. Meet January 18th at 9am at the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to carpool and drive the 40 minutes to the Hunter Canyon Parking lot. For more info contact Jim at 802-355-4591 or jim.poulin@yahoo.com.
Alternatively, hikers may meet us at about 9:45am at the Hunter Canyon parking lot. Turn west off route 92 on East Hunter Canyon Road – there is no road sign, but Google Maps shows the road. It is a dirt road right where the four lanes on 92 drops to two lanes. Cross the cattle grate and park on the left.
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BACKTRACK - Ida Canyon
It was a beautiful day to hike on a trail that was unfamiliar for most of the twelve of us (and a new dog) who started the hike. In the hike leader’s opinion, and that of at least one GPS, the trail up Ida Canyon to Bear Spring had considerably more than the 1700 feet elevation described at the Forest Service web site. Some of our group stopped at various points along the way, but not before taking in gorgeous views of Ida Canyon, the west side of the Huachucas, and Mexico. At the Ida mine site on the trail we saw what I have since learned is the front end of an old car that was jury-rigged as an ore hoist. Two intrepid hikers made it all the way to Bear Spring, and a third was informed she came within 55 feet of Bear Spring before turning back. I think we all enjoyed the hike, regardless of the distance covered. - Molly
Other Photos: Picacho Peak 2014 - 20th Anniversary Photo Book
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SCHEDULE 2024-2025
January
25 - Arizona Trail: Canelo Hills West with Lindsay and Deb
Feb
1 - Perimeter Trail in the Huachucas with Laura & Sara
8 - Council Rocks in the Dragoons with Carol
15 - San Pedro trail to the old car with Sandy
22 - Mt Ballard in the Mule Mtns with Deb
March
1 - China Camp in the Dragoons with Sandy
8 - Fairbank and San Pedro river picnic with Doug & Anne
15 - Lower Miller Canyon in the Huachucas with Amy and Dave Reed
22 - Guindani Trail in the Whetstones with Monica
29 - Douglas hike or Cochise Stronghold with Kelly
April
5 - Parker Canyon Lake and wine tasting with Doug
12 - Old Bisbee art stairs with Larry
19-20 - Rucker hike and campout in the Chiricahuas with Carol
26 - ???
May
3 - Last hike and potluck with ?
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