Garmin InternationalAZT Access: Mount Peeley TrailheadCross F RanchCross F RanchTrail Headuser482.8032SymbolAndName482.8032SymbolAndName2022-11-27T18:25:36Z1536.192AZT Access: SunflowerTrail Headuser482.8032SymbolAndName482.8032SymbolAndName2022-11-27T18:24:31ZINT: LSL-001Circle with Xuser30.48SymbolAndName30.48SymbolAndName2022-11-27T18:29:58ZINT: LSL-003Circle with Xuser30.48SymbolAndName30.48SymbolAndName2022-11-27T18:31:09ZINT: LSL-004Circle with Xuser30.48SymbolAndName30.48SymbolAndName2022-11-27T18:31:40ZParking: Mcfarland TrailCaruser482.8032SymbolAndName482.8032SymbolAndName2022-11-27T18:26:56ZTrailhead: Cross FTrail Headuser60.96SymbolAndName60.96SymbolAndName2022-11-30T15:09:27Z2022-11-28 Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 (7.9)AKA Arizona Trail Passage 22, Segment 2
The LSM or Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 is the only trail in this area that starts right off of a paved road (old Highway 87), allowing access by all types of vehicles. In addition, it goes for 4.2 miles and 1,900 feet of cumulative elevation to its endpoint at the intersection with the Saddle Mountain Trail #91. At this intersection, the hike can be continued almost indefinitely. On this site, you will find other hikes that go through this intersection. They are Saddle Mountain via Mormon Grove TH and Saddle Mountain To Plateau Overlook Point. Other nearby hikes include Saddle Mountain Mine Tour from FR25A and Cornucopia-Thicket Spring Loop and Mazatzal Divide: Peely to Y-Bar from the Mount Peely trailhead at the end of FR201.
The LSM is a lovely scenic hike that starts from the Cross F trailhead at Sycamore Creek. After 0.75 miles, you come to the Sunflower Trail intersection (344) with the LSM, and both trails are incorporated into the Arizona Trail. Continuing on the LSM, you will follow the path of an intermittent stream that had plenty of rapidly flowing water when I did this hike in January 2008. The LSM climbs gently to expose great views of the mountains ahead and at your back, as well as the Sunflower valley floor and Sycamore creek. You pass through a few gates and come upon a red prickly pear cactus field and an unusual cactus I can't identify. You will pass through 3 gates, and after a mile or so, you will do your first of many (more than 12) stream crossings. These are relatively easy, but you will have fun on some of them finding where the trail picks up again. Sometimes it is directly across and sometimes a little upstream. I loved the fact that right now, there is plenty of water there.
Water was near me for most of the first 2.5 miles. As I got higher, the trail became slightly overgrown with Manzanita but not catclaw or any pricky sticky growth types, so the bushwhacking was easy. At 2.8 miles, there are two cairns and a couple of choices of ways to go. Hike right between these two, and the trail goes downhill for a short while and turns right. At 3.0 miles, you come to an old jeep trail that goes left and right. Turn right here (but look back and note this area since it's easy to hike right by this turn on the return trip). The remainder of the trail is in the open and easy to follow. There are cairns and red streamers in the trees throughout the hike, which are more visible than cairns when hiking in vegetated areas. Both of these markers are reliable.
At the intersection of LSM and Saddle Mountain trails, you can go back the way you came or continue the hike by turning left onto the Saddle Mountain trail, which is easy to hike and navigate. It is an old mining road. The Saddle Mountain Trail will also expose incredible views along the way. Have fun!! 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Passage 22 - Saddle Mountain (16.3)LOCATION
Sunflower to Mount Peeley
LENGTH
16.6 miles
SOUTHERN ACCESS POINT: SUNFLOWER
GPS Coordinates: 33.86250° N, 111.47278° W
ACCESS
From Phoenix, take AZ 87 north to FR 22 (Bushnell Tanks Road). Turn right and park at the gate about 150 yards off the highway. This road is currently closed to vehicle traffic by Tonto National Forest. You can walk down the road about 0.5 miles and turn right at the sign and drop into Sycamore Creek flood plain. Walk up stream following the cairns and across two drainages, follow the next drainage down to and across Sycamore Creek. Climb out of the creek bed, turn right and follow the trail to the AZT. A large metal sign marks the connection to the AZT.
NORTHERN TRAILHEAD: MOUNT PEELEY TRAILHEAD
GPS Coordinates: 34.00219° N, 111.47724° W
ACCESS
Usually closed for winter and not advised when wet. Drive 4.75 miles northeast of Sunflower on AZ 87 past mile marker 222 and, at the top of the long climb, turn left (west) on to FR 627A. Drive 1.25 miles on this winding paved road to a junction with a gravel road entering from the right. Cross the cattle guard and drive another 1.25 miles to a 3-way junction; stay right on to FR 201 and continue 9.5 miles along this narrow, twisting road to the Mount Peeley Trailhead and a small parking area. The AZT is 0.5 miles west of the parking lot along the Cornucopia Trail (#86) where Passage 22 lies to the south, and Passage 23, also called the Mazatzal Divide Trail, heads north.
TRAIL ROUTE DESCRIPTION
Passage 22 begins a long stretch through the Mazatzal Wilderness, which will continue through Passage 25. The Mazatzal Mountains are a diverse range defined by craggy peaks, serpentine canyons, and solitude.
The trail follows singletrack through thick manzanita and mountain shrubs. It features verdant hillsides, winding canyons, and craggy peaks. It passes by seeps and springs, and briefly follows Sycamore Creek.
The trail continues north through scrub oak and crosses a streambed in a charming valley under idyllic white cliffs. It skirts the side of Saddle Mountain, traversing through hillsides and rolling grasslands. It climbs up to Thicket Spring and continues along a rocky ascent to the junction with the Mazatzal Divide Trail (Trail 23) and the end of the passage.
DIFFICULTY
Moderate
SEASON(S)
All year. Snow can be present at higher elevations after winter storms and lower elevations can be quite warm in summer
Current weather forecast
WATER
Water can often be found in creek 8.9 into passage at McFarland Canyon and Thicket Spring near end of passage. Check the online Arizona Trail Water Report for current information at https://aztrail.org/explore/water-sources/.
NOTES/WARNINGS
All water along this passage should be purified prior to use.
Mountain bikes are prohibited in the Mazatzal Wilderness.
RESOURCES
Map of Passage 22
USGS Topographic Maps: Boulder Mountain, Reno Pass, Lion Mountain and Mazatzal Peak.
Tonto National Forest map.
BLM Information Center maps.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The Passage Steward
Tonto National Forest, Mesa Ranger District, 5140 E. Ingram St, Mesa, AZ 85205 (480) 610-3341.
BLM Information Center (602) 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Passage 22-1 (4.9)DarkGrayAZT Passage 22-3 (7.5)DarkGray149414941495149514951496149714971497149914991500150115021504150715091511151315151517151815191521152215221523152415251526152715291530153115331533153515361537153715371538153815391540154115411542154315431544154415441544154415441545154715471545154715471548154815481548154915481548154815471547154615451543154215411540153915381536AZT Passage 23CyanSunflower Trail #344 (10.8)The Sunflower Trail #344 starts at the junction with the Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 approximately a half-mile from the Cross F Trailhead. Its total length is approximately 5.1 miles, where it joins the Boulder Creek Trail about a half-mile east of SR87 and just east of the ranch that now has the "TOPLESS CABARET" sign that is so conspicuously prominent. The total elevation change is about 500', but there are a few uphill climbs on your way down.
After the junction with the Little Saddle Trail, the trail heads into a canyon, where it becomes rather faint in places. After crossing a wash, it rises back up to meet FR393 at the 0.6-mile mark. There you will walk under some relatively low powerlines. The trail descends again into another small canyon between two buttes until you get to a cattle tank. You encounter the first of several gates at this tank and begin to follow what appears to be an old ATV road at the 1.4-mile mark. The terrain here is mainly open grassland. At 1.7 miles, this junctions with a more prominent ATV road. A plastic "Trail #344" marker is there. Head east on this new ATV road, and you will soon find a plastic "AZT" marker that will tell you you're going in the right direction. The views to the northeast of Mt. Ord are lovely.
This unnamed ATV road will take you about 1.5 miles to Diamond Ranch, where it will veer south to another gate. The grassland turns more to scrub brush here, and the trail is more prominent and marked well with cairns. The views to the south of Diamond Mountain are excellent. At least two more gates are encountered before it goes under SR87 through a culvert. After SR87, the trail is easy to follow and marked with yellow ribbons. The brush is much thicker in this segment, but no bushwhacking was necessary when I did this hike. The trail ends at the junction with the Boulder Creek Trail, where the markers say that it's a half-mile north to FR22 and 7 miles south to FR422.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