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chihiggs
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 565 Location: Gilbert, AZ
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Posted: 11/16/2007, 5:45 am Post subject: FRS Road to Rogers Trough |
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I was last one this road maybe 3 years ago with a group hike from here. I am looking for information on the road condition to Rogers Trough TH. I know it's just the last stretch of road that can be sketchy but figure it's been a while since any significant rain fall. Anybody been out that way within the last month that could give me road conditions?
Thanks in advance,
Higgs _________________ All our dreams come true if we have the courage to pursue them...Walt Disney |
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Tom Treks Gear Addict
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3347
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Posted: 11/16/2007, 5:56 am Post subject: Re: FRS Road to Rogers Trough |
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chihiggs wrote: |
I was last one this road maybe 3 years ago with a group hike from here. I am looking for information on the road condition to Rogers Trough TH. I know it's just the last stretch of road that can be sketchy but figure it's been a while since any significant rain fall. Anybody been out that way within the last month that could give me road conditions? |
Hewlett Station isn't bad, but it's still worse than I've seen it before. They really need to get a grader out that way soon. The stretch of 172a from Woodbury to the trough trailhead is pretty badly rutted, but it never fails, there was a FWD mini van rental and a Honda 4dr sedan in the lot. Not sure how the undersides of those vehicles survived the trip. |
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chihiggs
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 565 Location: Gilbert, AZ
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Posted: 11/16/2007, 10:53 am Post subject: Info |
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Thank you Tom...the Honda info helps best : ) _________________ All our dreams come true if we have the courage to pursue them...Walt Disney |
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Sande J Calamity J
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 725 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: 11/16/2007, 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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I agree with Tom...there are alot of sketchy places on the entire route now, worse than it used to be. Give yourself extra time for 172a. If you get an early start you should miss most of the masses of quads that seem to be more frequent there now than they used to be. You will run into more of those on the way out later in the day. They usually aren't up and out if you get up there at dark thirty. _________________ And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stone, good in everything..
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chihiggs
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 565 Location: Gilbert, AZ
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Posted: 11/19/2007, 11:42 am Post subject: FS 172 |
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The road was in good condition. It was passable in a passenger sedan, though one would need to carefully select their route in confined areas. I took a two wheel drive lowered truck out there Saturday--no troubles or worries. The begining and middle of 172a were the only places that required careful route selection...11-17-2007 Dated in case anyone else needs this info in the near future.
Reavis trail (109) to Rogers Canyon trail (110) and Rogers Canyon to the ruins and Angel Basin are all in very good condition. _________________ All our dreams come true if we have the courage to pursue them...Walt Disney |
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saguaro_west_photography
Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 19 Location: Lancaster, Ca
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Posted: 7/7/2009, 11:12 pm Post subject: re: FR 172 road conditions |
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Another road condition request here. Haven't been here in many moons, but am planning an Az trek in October. Going to go out to FR 172 for some late afternoon photography. I've been there once, ages ago, so I've got a bit of a faded memory as to how far I can get with my pickup, though I've got one with a bit more clearance now. Had a Chevy S-10 then, a Tacoma PreRunner now. How's the road these days? And how populated is it getting with offroaders (is it mainly a weekend issue or is it every day now?)
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gpsjoe
Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 535 Location: Mesa AZ
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Posted: 7/8/2009, 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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I go out there about 3 times a year and was last there in April. The road was in better shape than usual then and seems to have been scraped. You will have no problem on 172 with a pre-runner all the way to Rogers Trough trailhead. Very little traffic there on weekdays. Only moderate traffic on weekends as far as I can tell.
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saguaro_west_photography
Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 19 Location: Lancaster, Ca
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Posted: 7/8/2009, 9:33 pm Post subject: re: FR 172 |
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Excellent to hear, thank you! |
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