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gps_hiker
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 47
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Posted: 1/13/2003, 4:23 pm Post subject: Hieroglyphic Canyon (Superstitions) |
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Anyone hiked up Hieroglyphic Canyon from the Cloud View Road trailhead?
I've seen some pretty nice pic's of the area and thought about using the trail for access to the infamous Ridgeline route. |
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mike What box?
Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 3134
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Posted: 1/13/2003, 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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Sid Hayes just posted a couple of days ago that he took hiked up Hieroglyphic to the south summit. Maybe he'll provide some details. _________________ [/size] |
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cactuscat
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 459 Location: Phoenix
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Posted: 1/13/2003, 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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Arizonaheat's done it, too - he said he wouldn't recomend it as a way to access the ridgeline, right Kent? Besides, the ridgeline is hard enough from the normal starting points, believe me! Hieroglyphic Canyon is a nice area if you haven't been there yet. |
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gps_hiker
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Posted: 1/13/2003, 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the feedback. Sounds even more interesting!
Wonder if Arizonaheat has any GPS info for the route closest to the Ridgeline trail? |
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Daddee I once was a slug.
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 2815 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: 1/14/2003, 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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I could use a brief description of how to get to the Heiroglyph trail head and a brief trail description. I've been meaning to do this hike for some time, but I lost the infomration a few weeks ago ("Hear that? We're talkin' in CODE.") and would like to be able to find it for a hike possibly this weekend.
P.S.: quick somebody cite the quote! _________________ "Only small minds want always to be right."
- Louis XIV
"...haven't you lived long enough to know that two men may honestly differ about a question and both be right?"
- Abraham Lincoln |
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mike What box?
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Posted: 1/14/2003, 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Raising Arizona. The actual quote is "Y'all hear that? We're using code names!" _________________ [/size] |
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cactuscat
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 459 Location: Phoenix
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Posted: 1/14/2003, 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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I know right where it's at, but I don't know all the street names - sorry! I'll tell you what I can - you take the 60 out to the street that goes into Gold Canyon, then go straight for about 5-10 minutes until you reach Baseline;take a right. Then a quick left (on Mohican maybe?) following the paved road, then the second or third left, which curves around to Cloudview. Right on Cloudview for about one minute, and it dead-ends at the TH parking lot. Hopefully someone else knows the names of the roads which escape me - or I'll try to find out and let you know!
If you can find the trailhead with these directions, the trail will be a piece of cake! |
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Nighthiker
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1714
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Posted: 1/14/2003, 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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Head east from Apache Junction on US 60 apx. two miles east of the Bashas's plaza you will come to Kings Ranch Road on your left (Walgreens on the corner) and turn left. Go down Kings Ranch Road apx. 2 1/2 miles and you will come to a cattleguard and turnright on Baseline (its a dirt road). Head east on Baseline apx. 1/4 mile and turn left on Mohican apx. 1/2 mile and make a left on Valley View Dr. apx. 1/2 mile and make a right on Cloudview and the trailhead is apx. 1/2 mile at the end of Cloudview. Upon parking the trail is located on the east side of the parking lot. Follow the trails apx. 1/4 mile. and make a left and head north on the trail apx. 1.1 mile to Hieroglyphic Springs. |
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cactuscat
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 459 Location: Phoenix
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Posted: 1/14/2003, 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Speaking of which, is there actually a spring there? All I've ever seen are the small pools - am I missing something? |
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gps_hiker
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 47
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Posted: 1/14/2003, 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Another set of directions from geocache website.
It sounds like all the roads to the trailhead are no longer dirt???
The Trailhead for Hieroglyphic Canyon is accessed through residential neighborhoods.
1) Take US 60 East to Kings Ranch Road.
2) Turn North on Kings Ranch Road and follow for 2.8 miles to Baseline Road.
3) Turn East on Baseline Road and follow 0.2 miles to Mohican.
4) Turn North on Mohican and follow 0.4 miles to Valley View Road.
5) Turn West on Valley View Road and follow for 1.4 miles. (Curves and turns into Whitetail Road)
6) At the intersection of Whitetail Road and Cloud View Road turn East and follow 0.4 miles to end. |
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Nighthiker
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Posted: 1/14/2003, 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Seasonal spring if at all, water pool. Some water lots of bees. |
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gps_hiker
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Posted: 1/14/2003, 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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Emailed Sid Hayes about route to Ridgeline and/or Superstition Peak.
Sid is super human and is able to reach Peak in 50 minutes from the trailhead (power climbing) so it's probably a 2.5 hour hike to the Peak for many. (Superstition Peak is the offical highpoint at just over 5,000 feet even though the noname peak near Flat Iron is slightly higher) |
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srlatty
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 270 Location: Ahwatukee
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Posted: 1/14/2003, 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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There are still some sections that are dirt, just can't remember which ones. I've only been there once and that was several months ago. Nighhiker's sound very familiar! Your directions also sound familiar, especially the 1.4 miles on Valley View. That is where I almost missed a turn! I had directions that said 1 1/2 miles and drove right past Cloud View Road, had to backtrack. _________________ Steve |
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mike What box?
Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 3134
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Posted: 1/14/2003, 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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gps_hiker wrote: |
Superstition Peak is the offical highpoint at just over 5,000 feet even though the noname peak near Flat Iron is slightly higher |
Actually that's incorrect. Superstition Peak is 5057, the peak behind Flatiron is 5024. Check your topos. The Flatiron peak looks higher as you view the mountain from the valley because it's closer. _________________ [/size] |
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gps_hiker
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 47
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Posted: 1/14/2003, 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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sorry.. I believe its called speed climbing to the Peak. Checkout Sid's bio for some interesting stuff. Ran from south rim-north rim of GC (21 miles) in just under 3 hours! Would be interesting to see. |
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