Horseshoe Mesa
13.2 mi4,224 ft
7,415 ft
3,766 ft
Relatively quick jaunt down to a dependable water source, several mine shafts, and an old campsite on Horseshoe Mesa.
Photos
A relatively late start to this hike
Great view from Coconino Saddle
Views over the mesa
One of several cleaned-out mining adits
Wet red dirt under Miners Spring
Dead, dry undergrowth along the brown ground
Foreboding look down into the inner gorge
Looking up at the shadeless climb
Finally back on the mesa
Mesa views
Weather building over Grandview
Evening light from the trailhead
Along the way
Spring 1
- Miners Spring
Saddle 1
- Coconino Saddle
Overlook 1
- Grandview Point
Ruin 1
- Last Chance Mine cookhouse ruin
Mine 1
- Last Chance Mine
Junction 5
- Cave of the Domes spur junction
- Hance Connector / Horseshoe Trail Junction
- Cottonwood / Horseshoe Mesa Trail Junction
- Hance Connector / Tonto Trail Junction
- Horseshoe / Tonto Trail Junction