Description:
Rode Dec 28th 2025. Crusty snow patches in shaded aspects from Shannon Campground until about 1 mile below the Heliograph Jct. Trail is in great shape but it's bittersweet because if we were having a normal winter it would be impassible with snow. Thankfully there has been moisture in the form of rain with very high freezing elevation levels. So the earth does have noticeable moisture in it freezing and thawing. There's enough rock in the trail to offset the freeze thaw/mud impact.

This report is relevant to a low snow early winter not the norm. Call the Safford USFS Ranger station for the latest observations.

Local Weather During Report

  • Summary
    MostlyClear
  • Temperature
    4° (2°/10°)
  • Precip
    0 mm/h
  • Wind
    21.9 km/h
  • Cloud Cover
    34%
  • Humidity
    0.74

Previous Reports

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Jun 16, 2026 @ 9:17am
Jun 16, 2026
Trail is free tree of down trees and apart from seasonal vegetation growth in the corridor it's in great shape. Beautiful ride/hike. view
May 18, 2026 @ 5:12pm
May 18, 2026
Trail logged out early in early May by Safford Ranger District Recreation Dept. 15+ trees cut and moved off the trail. Thank you USFS partners. view
Apr 11, 2026 @ 4:45am
Apr 11, 2026
As of 4/4/2026: Six trees down across trail. One tree is very large and requires climbing over. view

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