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Porter Mountain via Flume Connector

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PORTER MOUNTAIN via FLUME CONNECTOR White Mountains views from the summit of Porter Mtn. Anchoring the heart of the 200+-mile White Mountains Trail System (TRACKS), the Timber Mesa and Panorama loop trails offer easy access, moderate workouts and abundant scenic beauty. Exposed cinders along the road to Porter Mountain The popular, close-to-town loops are tethered by two lesser-used connector routes: Sawmill #626A and Flume #636B. While enabling seamless travel between the two big circuits, the auxiliary routes also demonstrate that, like a crèam-filled sandwich cookie, the best stuff is in the middle. Porter Mountain seen from the Panorama trailhead Prickly poppies bloom April - November Of the two, the Flume Connector is the easiest to reach. Beginning at the Panorama trailhead, the shady single track moves through the woody space between Flume and Porter Mountains before making a mild ascent to the top of Timber Mesa. But to add some extra punch to the hike, a detour up Porter Mount...

SPRING VALLEY TRAIL

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SPRING VALLEY TRAIL:  Hells Canyon Wilderness Area A stock tank on Spring Valley Trail When the itch to “Get the hell out of Dodge” hits Arizona city-dwelling hikers, sometimes all it takes to scratch it is a free afternoon and a short drive.   A rustic gate frames views of distant Tonto NF peaks Spanning 9,951 acres of back country a few miles northwest of Lake Pleasant approximately 25 miles north of Phoenix, Hells Canyon Wilderness Area offers a quick way to escape into an untamed swath of desert that’s more paradise than purgatory. Small in comparison to other Arizona wilderness areas like Mazatzal (252,500 acres) and Superstition (160,200 acres)   Hells Canyon, which straddles Maricopa and Yavapai counties, was established in 1990 and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. A hiker takes in the views from a ledge above Garfias Wash Of the several sketchy routes that wander through the area, the most popular and easiest to follow is the Spring Valley Trail. Excep...