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ASPENS ON THE ARIZONA TRAIL
Arizona Trail Passage 34, Flagstaff
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| Aspen color on October 5, 2014 |
Trekking the Arizona National Scenic Trail Passage 34 can best be described as hiking through an aspen
alley. Although this section of the 817-mile, state-traversing route is well over 30 miles in length, some of the best fall
foliage viewing happens in the 4-mile strip of forest between Forest Road 418 and Bismarck Lake . Right from the start, hikers
are immersed in colonies of slender, white-barked trees with
feather-duster-like canopies that glow in shades of gold from early to
mid-October. After about a mile, deep woodlands of pines and firs overcome the
aspens. Here, sporadic, survivor
aspens stand out like torch flames.
At the 1.8 mile point, a small grove adds spots of color and at 2.7
miles, the aspens return with a vengeance, dominating the trail all the way to the
Bismarck Lake junction in the shadow of Flagstaff’s San Francisco Peaks.
LENGTH: 4.2 miles one way
RATING: moderate
ELEVATION: 8287' - 8897'
GETTING THERE:
From Flagstaff go 19 miles north on US180 to Hart Prairie
Road (FR151) at milepost 235.
Turn right and go 1.6 miles to FR418, turn left and continue
1.1 mile to the trailhead.
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