- Trail:
- Forest Service Road 10 (Goldfield Mountains)
- Status:
- All Clear / Green
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Issue status:
- Condition:
- Variable - some wet spots, or some dusty spots but overall good conditions
- Reporter Primary Activity:
- Hike
Description:
First two miles (or so) are uneventful while walking the length of the Bulldog Canyon OHV road/trail. However, the further down the road you get, the better the scenery as you approach Dome Mountain. There is only a slight elevation gain of ~300’ during the portion of the hike.
Once the trail branches off the OHV road to the north/northeast (on the right side), the trail turns into a fun hike. This is also where you’ll start gaining elevation as you navigate your way through a lichen covered mountain scape toward your ascent to Dome Mountain. While ascending, the trail scrambles at times and you’ll want to watch your footing for loose rock and dirt, and occasional rouge cholla’s along the way.
The trail routes you to the back (northeast) side of the mountain to bring you to the summit. Some of this trail is overgrown but navigable… follow your map and you’ll be fine. You will need to climb/crawl up a few steeper rocks along the way but nothing too overboard.
Once you near the summit and finally reach the top, the picturesque views are well worth the hike with mountains in every direction. Notably to the southeast you’ll catch a great angle of the superstition mountain range.
For the descent, I’d recommend taking it slow as the trail rocks and dirt are a bit loose and you don’t want to slip. If you have trekking poles they’ll come in handy here.
I didn’t see a single soul on the trail so the sound of nature was a nice change.
Note: if you’d rather not make the 2 mile hike to get to the hiking trail, and you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle, you may want to consider driving to the trail and parking. There is space to park there but Bulldog Canyon requires a permit to do so.
Once the trail branches off the OHV road to the north/northeast (on the right side), the trail turns into a fun hike. This is also where you’ll start gaining elevation as you navigate your way through a lichen covered mountain scape toward your ascent to Dome Mountain. While ascending, the trail scrambles at times and you’ll want to watch your footing for loose rock and dirt, and occasional rouge cholla’s along the way.
The trail routes you to the back (northeast) side of the mountain to bring you to the summit. Some of this trail is overgrown but navigable… follow your map and you’ll be fine. You will need to climb/crawl up a few steeper rocks along the way but nothing too overboard.
Once you near the summit and finally reach the top, the picturesque views are well worth the hike with mountains in every direction. Notably to the southeast you’ll catch a great angle of the superstition mountain range.
For the descent, I’d recommend taking it slow as the trail rocks and dirt are a bit loose and you don’t want to slip. If you have trekking poles they’ll come in handy here.
I didn’t see a single soul on the trail so the sound of nature was a nice change.
Note: if you’d rather not make the 2 mile hike to get to the hiking trail, and you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle, you may want to consider driving to the trail and parking. There is space to park there but Bulldog Canyon requires a permit to do so.
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