Passage #27 - Highline
Location: Pine to the Mogollon Rim
Length: 19.0 miles
Southern Trailhead: Pine Trailhead - Hwy 87
- GPS Coordinates: 34.37455° N, 111.44332° W
Northern Trailhead: General Springs Cabin - FR 300
- GPS Coordinates: 34.45368° N, 111.25088° W
Trail Route Description: From the Pine Trailhead the trail works
its way east along the Highline Trail (#31). It skirts the southern edge of
Milk Ranch Point, passes by Red Rock Spring and reaches Geronimo Trailhead
and Webber Creek. Continuing east, the trail passes Bray Creek and then
comes to the Washington Park Trailhead. Here the trail turns north on the
Colonel Devin Trail. It follows along the west bank of the East Verde River,
crosses it and does a steep climb to the top of the Mogollon Rim. The
passage terminates on the south side of FR 300 near the Battle of Big Dry
Wash historical marker.
Difficulty: Moderate
Season(s): Spring, Summer and Fall
Water: Water may be found at Red Rock Spring, Pine Spring,
Webber Creek, Bray Creek, North Sycamore Creek, Chase Creek and Pieper
Hatchery Spring
Notes/Warnings:
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All water along this passage should be purified prior to use.
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Over 17 miles of this passage follows the well-established Highline Trail
in the Tonto National Forest. Designated as a National Recreation Trail
in 1979, this historic trail was established in the late 1800's to link
various homesteads and ranches under the Mogollon Rim.
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North of Washington Park the trail passes the junction with the Tunnel
Trail. The Tunnel Trail leads to what remains of the failed attempt to
build a 3,100 foot tunnel through the Mogollon Rim for carrying ore from
Globe to Flagstaff.
Resources:
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USGS Topographic Maps: Kehl Ridge and Dane Canyon.
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Earth Tracks - Mogollon Rim West map.
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Arizona Highways - Rim Guide Hiking map.
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Highline Trail brochure from Payson Ranger District - Tonto National Forest.
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Tonto National Forest map.
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BLM Information Center maps.
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"Day Hikes & Trail Rides in Payson's Rim Country" by Roger and
Ethel Freeman, Gem Guides Book Co., Baldwin Park, CA., ISBN
1-889786-24-1.
For more information, contact:
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The Passage Steward
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Arizona Highways,
2039 W. Lewis Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85541
(800) 543-5432.
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Tonto National Forest,
Payson Ranger
District, 1009 E. Hwy 260, Payson, AZ 85541
(928) 474-7900.
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BLM Information Center,
One North Central Avenue,
Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 417-9300.
Current Trail Information:
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