Central Sierra Ancha Tour
30 mi5,836 ft
7,733 ft
5,627 ft
Backpack through the beautiful Sierra Ancha Wilderness, combining a few road walks with trails to loop through Central Mountain, Edward Spring, Rim Trail, and Aztec Peak.
Photos
Big trees along FR 410
Pine-covered hills visible along FR 235
View from the Billy Lawrence Trailhead
Mixture of live and burned trees along the trail
Steep going on Center Mountain Trail
A burned clearing on top of the mountain
Even more views of Cherry Creek below
Descending to Reynolds Creek
Wilderness sign, surrounded by pine
Distant view of tonight's campsite
Long shadows along the trail
Another wilderness sign, now on Murphy
Greenery along Cold Spring Canyon
New Mexico Locusts along trail, very spiky
Heavy damage on the rim
Small, clear source at Edward Spring
The end of the Rim Trail
Looking down Pueblo Canyon
Steep cliffs below my feet
Hammock campsite near Pueblo Canyon overlook
Last vestiges of light
Early start in the Sierra Ancha
A brilliant sunrise from within Cold Spring Canyon
A tall pine
Hints of epic canyons just off trail
Tough, prickly going along some sections
Most of the trail was heavily damaged by fire
A heavily trafficked section
Looking down at Coon Creek
A hot climb from the rim
A much more pleasant section beyond the saddle
Trickle at Workman Creek Falls
Every trail I hike these days has been fire damaged
Distant tower on Aztec Peak
Long view down the Workman Creek drainage
Superstitions, Roosevelt, and Four Peaks visible from peak
View of the old Murphy Ranch
Narrow, easy tread along Reynolds Creek
Rugged section of trail
Partial damage at the end of Reynolds Creek
Along the way
Waterfall 1
- Workman Creek Falls
Spring 2
- Edward Spring
- Cienaga Spring Trough
Mountain 2
- Center Mountain
- Aztec Peak
Overlook 1
- Pueblo Canyon Overlook
Ranch 1
- Murphy Ranch
Trailhead 2
- Reynolds Creek Trailhead
- Billy Lawrence Trailhead