Pine Valley Summit Trail. Many little peaks rolling away along the summit including big point, the final point of travel today. Pine valley recreation area is located in scenic pine valley, utah at an elevation of 6,900 feet.
The trailhead is located on mohave county road 5. Can be booked through sat, september 25th 2021. The trail is very overgrown and there is one more short section of burned that is lacking any real trail.
Trails are challenging and some are not for beginners.
Please consider joining or donating to the local trail association to support trail development & maintenance. Proceeds up the canyon to the top of the mountain just below burger peak, then proceeds to follow the summit trail beneath signal peak, through further water meadow, past the browns point turn off, through hidden valley, south valley, whipple valley, north valley, browse point lookout, and into mill flat. Map of pine valley recreation area. Brown's point trail, equestrian trail, whipple trail, pine valley canal trail, and the gardner peak trail.
Whipple trail is a 6 mile out and back for a total of 12 miles. Trails are challenging and some are not for beginners. It is also known for its most prominent feature, the pine valley laccolith. After crossing pine creek, the trail climbs out of its forested valley into the rocky, grassy high lands again.
The hike turns right on the west loop trail, the most direct route to the pine mountain summit.
Around 8,800 feet the ridgeline, there is large pine trees among boulders until you reach the ridge top at 9,880 feet 2.1 miles up the trail. It you are a peak bagger looking to summit all of utah's county high points, you'll be hiking this one. The pine valley ranger district is known for its distinctive vegetation, ranging from pinyon/juniper to engelmann spruce forests. Trumbull trail provides exceptional views over a vast region including the toroweap valley, the grand canyon, the kaibab plateau, the western vermilion cliffs, and the pine valley mountains.
Pine valley recreation area is located in scenic pine valley, utah at an elevation of 6,900 feet.
The main route starts from the oak grove campground, and follows the trail up the south ridge very steeply, before dropping into forested areas, and then hiking off trail to reach the summit. The summit trail takes you along the top of this long mountain. The trail follows the summit lake shoreline to the first of two trail junctions. Elevation approximately 6,500 ft to 9,000 ft.
Elevation approximately 6,500 ft to 9,000 ft.
Elevation approximately 6,500 ft to 9,000 ft. Most folks take lower descanso creek trail to upper descanso creek trail and just hike the last.5 miles of this trail to reach the summit. Map of pine valley recreation area. The trailhead is located on mohave county road 5.
Throughout the hike there are many scenic views. Many little peaks rolling away along the summit including big point, the final point of travel today. A mountain island surrounded by desert, pine valley mountain wilderness preserves numerous lush meadows (up to 50 acres in size) and a beautiful forest of engelmann spruce in the south, and spruce mixed with fir, pine, and large stands of aspen in the north. Town of pine valley has lodge, restaurant, general store.
