TO TRAILHEAD: US 60 E to AZ 88 E thru Apache Junction, AZ. Go .25 mi. past Lost Dutchman State Park entrance; turn R onto (dirt) First Water Rd. In 3 mi., park @ First Water trailhead.
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HBS01
Distance: 5.19 mi
Points: 461
Calories: none
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HACKBERRY Track
Points of Interest
HBS001
Location: 33.480278, -111.442924
Go S on Dutchman Trail #104, an old dirt road to First Water Ranch
HBS002
Location: 33.477379, -111.439697
L @ Y onto Second Water Trail #236
HBS003
Location: 33.478920, -111.435600
Photo op: The long, prickly arms of saguaro cacti frame views to a distant mesa
HBS004
Location: 33.476635, -111.428528
Cross First Water Creek (usually dry). Swing N on Second Water Trail; gentle climb up cactusy wash to Garden Valley
HBS005
Location: 33.482037, -111.427841
Trail empties onto flat, sometimes-muddy plain where cholla and mesquite flourish and mesas encircle Garden Valley
HBS006
Location: 33.485821, -111.427498
Bear L, staying on Second Water Trail; in 100 ft., leave Forest Service trail and bear L again on well-defined path where horse hoofprints head off to the NW
HBS007
Location: 33.494801, -111.435204
Stay on main trail across saddle
HBS008
Location: 33.498760, -111.437500
More classic saguaro figures with mountain peaks in distance
HBS009
Location: 33.498020, -111.440903
Vegetation provides shade @ First Water Creek
HBS010
Location: 33.495171, -111.441399
Hackberry Spring provides a welcome respite; views of towering cliffs
HBS011
Location: 33.491650, -111.441399
Bear R @ large cairn, leaving First Water Creek; head toward old corral, windmill, and obvious saddle to the SW
HBS012
Location: 33.487171, -111.442200
R @ cairn toward saddle to the SW
HBS013
Location: 33.482819, -111.446999
Turn L onto road back to the trailhead to complete loop