Saturday October 19th, meet at the shed at St. Bernadette’s at 7:00am (plan on leaving by 7:20)
We will be backpacking the Arizona Trail, this part is passage 27 and is also part of the Highline Trail.
The Arizona Trail Starts at the Mexican Border in Southern Arizona and goes all the way to Utah.
This video link is a four-part series.
This hike has two options.
Option one is a 3 mile hike for those new to backpacking.
Option two is a 5 to 7 mile hike for older scouts. This hike has amazing views and we will be in the forest! We are also preparing for the November Backpacking outing.
Older and qualified scouts will be dropped off and start their hike at Washington Park Trail Head and hike West 5 to 7 miles.
Newer scouts will start their hike at the Geronimo Trailhead (by camp Geronimo) and hike East about 3 miles. The Troop will meet on the Trail and make camp for the night. The Troop will hike together Sunday am back to Geronimo where the cars are waiting. We have permission to park in the camp Geronimo parking lot.
Average weather this time of year is High of 80º low of 50º.
Washington Park 34° 25.850′ N, 111° 15.650′ W [NAD27]
Camp Geronimo 34° 24.054′ N, 111° 21.902′ W [NAD27]
