Blowout Wash Trail System
BLOWOUT WASH TRAIL SYSTEM Bear grass & ocotillo on the Bullseye trail #557 Occupying a hilly slice of high desert below the east flanks of Mingus Mountain, the new Blowout Wash trail system is shaping up to become a prime Verde Valley hiking destination. The remediation project is a multi-agency collaboration of local, state and federal land agencies working together to improve recreational opportunities in the section of Prescott National Forest southwest of Cottonwood. View from Campus trail #559 Before trail construction began in 2019, the wash-riddled foothills that are surrounded by popular recreation hubs in Sedona, Jerome, Dead Horse Ranch State Park and the Woodchute-Mingus Mountain complex of routes, the area was rife with wildcat user-created paths, shooting and dumping that was disrupting the ecosystems and decimating native vegetation. The Bullseye-Campus loop was completed in early 2020 Cacti and grasslands on Bullseye trail #557 The destructive anything-goes arena