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Distances are from TheWoodShedAZ!™ DesertMasters™Lodge location, 13 miles East of Mt. Elder in East Flagstaff. The lodge is located approximately 6 miles S.E. of Sunset Crater National Monument & 1 mile West of Merriam Crater. This, "Great Circle", is a part of the "GrandCircle" encompassing America's highest concentration of 'scenic parklands'. |
*SR indicates a State Route and *FR indicates a Forest Service Road. For more detail regarding specific location of hiking trails, ask the Forest Service people or go to www.arizonahighways.com and click on ‘Fall Color Guide’. |
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Jacob Lake to Grand Canyon Lodge SR 67
MILES: 78 one way
ELEVATION: 7,921 – 8,200 feet
TREES: Aspen
TIMING: Mid-Sept. to Mid-October (Snow closes road)
CONTACT: Kaibab National Forest, 928.643.7395 |
Locket Meadow FR 420 & 552 from U.S. Route 89
CONDITION: Unpaved, switchbacks, 4X4 recommended
MILES: 31.5 one way
ELEVATION: 8,500 feet
TREES: Aspen
TIMING: Mid-September to mid-October
CONTACT: Coconino National Forest, 928.526.0866 |
SnowBowl Ski Area FR 516 (Snowbowl Road) North from U.S. Route 180
CONDITION: Paved
MILES: 37 one way, from TheWoodShedAZ!™ DesertMasters™ Lodge
ELEVATION: 7,200 to 9,000 feet
TREES: Aspen (groves in top two miles)
TIMING: Mid-Sept. to mid-Oct.
CONTACT: Coconino National Forest, 928.526.0866 |
Old Route 66 through Brannigan Park, N of I-40, between Bellemont and Parks
CONDITION: Good unpaved
MILES: 34.5 one way from TheWoodShedAZ!™ DesertMasters™ Lodge
ELEVATION: 7,512 to 7,425 feet
TREES: Aspen
TIMING: Mid-Sept. to mid-Oct.
CONTACT: Kaibab National Forest, 928.635.5600 |
Timber Blow Down FR22 (West Side Road)
CONDITION: Good unpaved
MILES: 37 (West of SR 67, one way from TheWoodShedAZ!™ DesertMasters™ Lodge)
ELEVATION: 8,701 – 8,013 feet
TREES: Aspen
TIMING: Mid-September to Mid-October
CONTACT: Kaibab National Forest, 928.635.5600 |
Flagstaff to Sedona SR 89-A
CONDITION: Paved and switchbacks
MILES: 58 one from TheWoodShedAZ!™ DesertMasters™ Lodge
ELEVATION: 4,240 – 6,905 feet
TREES: Apple, oak, cottonwood, fern, sycamore, walnut
TIMING: Early-October to Early November
CONTACT: Coconino National Forest, 928.282.4119 |
Verde Canyon Railroad Clarkdale to Perkinsville
MILES: 70 one way from TheWoodShedAZ!™ DesertMasters™ Lodge
ELEVATION: 3,125 – 3,550 feet
TREES: Cottonwood, willow
TIMING: Early October to Early November
CONTACT: Verde Canyon Railroad, 800.320.0718 |
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