Your Complete Guide to the Arizona National Scenic Trail by Matthew J. Nelson

Author:Matthew J. Nelson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Subject Value
ISBN: 9780899977485
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Published: 2013-04-03T04:00:00+00:00

OVERVIEW

Although the Superstition Wilderness is heavily traveled, this passage still gives trail users a genuine sense of wilderness as it traverses the east side, farthest from Phoenix, and the trailheads require long drives on four-wheel-drive roads. This sense of solitude certainly seems to have appealed to Elisha Reavis, who settled here along a reliable creek around 1874. Rich soil and a favorable climate helped Reavis grow apples and vegetables, which he sold at mining towns in the area. The Arizona National Scenic Trail (AZT) passes the site of the old Reavis Ranch—still a pastoral place with a few apple trees remaining from the orchard. If you walk the grounds, which are now managed by the U.S. Forest Service, you will see pieces of rusting farm implements and foundations of the original homestead.

The final miles of this passage are at low elevations that are quite hot in summer. Campsites are plentiful on this passage, especially near Walnut Spring, at mile 12.3. Camping near Pine Creek is delightful, and water is often available, depending on the season. Camping is limited before you crest a ridge at mile 4.1. There’s very little camping between mile 18.0 and mile 23.0, and it’s limited again during the final few miles, starting at mile 26.6.

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