BML01

Distance: 8.96 mi	Points: 783	Calories: none
Total Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi
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BML001

Location: 33.480240, -111.442902
From First Water trailhead, head SE on Dutchmans Trail 104, a well-worn dirt road

BML002

Location: 33.477379, -111.439697
Turn L @ marked Y onto Second Water Trail 236. In .8 mi., cross First Water Creek (usually dry); head N

BML003

Location: 33.485821, -111.427498
Turn R @ T onto Black Mesa Trail 241. Leave Garden Valley, an expansive plain ringed by flat-topped mesas; head SE for moderate ascent of Black Mesa

BML004

Location: 33.474720, -111.413300
Continue SE along saddle; dense jumping cholla plants outline the trail

BML005

Location: 33.468399, -111.403618
Trail snakes NE, then SE. Steep descent to Boulder Basin in .5 mi.

BML006

Location: 33.461140, -111.394501
Pass through Boulder Basin, a seasonal streambed where several canyons meet. Weavers Needle, a 1,000-ft. rock pinnacle, creates a striking SE backdrop. (Legend has it that the hidden Lost Dutchman gold mine lies somewhere in the Needle's shadow. Good luck!) In 400 ft., turn R @ T onto Dutchmans Trail

BML007

Location: 33.460140, -111.394798
Bear R @ Y. Ahead, multiple trails intersect path; stay on Dutchmans Trail

BML008

Location: 33.457401, -111.402397
Cross wash, then begin ascent of Parker Pass

BML009

Location: 33.455353, -111.410484
Head NW through landscapes peppered with prickly pear and stunted palo verde; O'Grady Canyon enters on L

BML010

Location: 33.466293, -111.428963
Continue NW along First Water Creek (seasonal flows)

BML011

Location: 33.474796, -111.436836
Trail briefly curves W, then N to WPT 2; turn L @ T to reach trailhead

Starting the loop

Location: 33.477627, -111.439339
©Steffan Fay

A Distant Mesa

Location: 33.485405, -111.426132
©Steffan Fay

Desert Landscape

Location: 33.479095, -111.435516
©Steffan Fay