Trail Events Calendar

(Updated: May 14, 2012)

May

May 5 - Tortilla Mountains
Help Build The Florence Kelvin Trailhead
Join Boy Scouts and other outstanding volunteers from Florence to help install post and cable fences at the newest trailhead along the Arizona Trail: Florence-Kelvin Highway! Located just a few miles west of the Kelvin Bridge over the Gila River, this trailhead will soon become a major destination for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians, and your help is needed to make the new trailhead a beautiful and user friendly destination.
The work party begins at 6 AM on Saturday, May 5th. If you can volunteer a few hours, please contact Kent at 520-705-7995 or .

May 17 - Kaibab Plateau Central
The North Kaibab recreation staff are hosting an Arizona Trail rehab and naturalization work project. It will be starting at the Forest Road 205 trailhead and work south into the Warm fire burn scar. The work involves bending, using shovels, moving branches and rocks, and hiking over uneven terrain. Expect to hike 1-3 miles. A light snack and water will be provided. Please dress accordingly - weather on the plateau in May can range from the mid 40's to the upper 70's. Please bring work gloves, lunch, water, a hat and sunscreen.
Directions to the trailhead:  From Jacob Lake, AZ drive south on Highway 67, 9 miles to Forest Road 205, left onto this road, then 0.3 miles to the trailhead on the right side of the road. Contact Missy Spandl at 928-643-8120 or for more information and to sign up!

June

June 2 - Mormon Lake - National Trails Day
On June 2nd, National Trails Day, Mormon Lake Lodge is sponsoring a trail maintenance project on the Navajo Springs Trail which is an access trail to the Arizona National Scenic Trail. We will be doing moderate trail work to repair trail damage over the winter. Lunch will be provided by Mormon Lake Lodge. Tools provided. Bring work gloves, hat and water. Meet at the Mormon Lake Lodge western village across the road from the horse corral at 9 AM. There is a half mile hike to the work event location. Work will conclude at 2:30 PM or sooner. Mormon Lake Lodge is located 30 miles south of Flagstaff off the Lake Mary Road. Call Larry Snead at 602-469-0708 to participate.

June 3-8 - Kaibab Plateau South
Trail maintenance/erosion control. Due to the distance to be traveled, this is a work/vacation event. The steward's camp site is on past the East Rim View trailhead on FR 611. Signage will be present along with horse trailers. This is a great area for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. For more information and to sign up, contact Lynn at .

June 4 - Kaibab Plateau Central - National Trails Day
3rd Annual Pinecone Dash 5k Run/Walk
Meet at the Orderville Trailhead (junction of the AZT and Highway 89A). Enjoy a scenic rolling 5k through ponderosa pine on the Arizona trail and FSR205. The event will begin at 9 AM Arizona Time - meet at 8:45. There will be prizes and snacks for participants, open to all ages, runners and walkers! Please contact Missy Spandl on the North Kaibab Ranger District at 928-643-8120 or . No pre-registration is required!

June 9 - Mormon Lake
Celebrate “National Get Outdoors Day” on the Arizona Trail
June 9th is National Get Outdoors Day, and Mormon Lake Lodge will host a free Outdoor Festival from 10 AM to 3 PM. The event will highlight the great outdoors with outdoor activities and environmental education with a special emphasis on providing information and activities for families and youth. There will be over 42 informative and interactive displays provided by Coconino National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Arizona State Parks, Arizona Game and Fish, and many outdoor groups and organizations.
Activities will include air rifle shooting, archery, trout fishing, crayfishing and interacting with Arizona wildlife presented by Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center and the Arizona Herpetological Association. There will be information about river rafting, wildlife watching, condors, OHV riding, mountain biking, mule packing, turkey hunting and much more. Both Arizona Audubon and the Flagstaff Arboretum will have a display.
Mormon Lake Lodge is located 30 miles south of Flagstaff by way of the Lake Mary Road. For more information, contact Mormon Lake Lodge at 928-354-2227.

June 16-17 - Coconino Rim
Come join Tom Coulson in trail maintenance on this section of the Arizona Trail south of Grandview point near Grand Canyon. This work will be trail MAINTENANCE only from Grandview Lookout Tower south in tall pines. Great views and dispersed camping in the National Forest. We’ll be removing lots of pinecones, pine needles and rocks, with the occasional downed tree (we’ll saw them out).
The work will be on Saturday, June 16th and Sunday, June 17th (til noon). Overnight accommodations would be to camp in the National Forest (dispersed camping) or you could stay in the village of Tusayan about 16 miles west of the work site.
To get there go north from Williams on State Highway 64 to Tusayan (just outside the south gate of the Grand Canyon). As soon as you enter town (before you pass the Grand Hotel on the right) you’ll see a dirt road heading east (right). Take this; it is Forest Road 302 (passable for 2WD vehicles in good weather). Follow 302 east (no turnoffs) for about 8.5 miles to a fork where it goes right on FR 301 or left still on 302. Stay left on 302 about 4 miles to the junction of FR 302 and FR310 (1 mile south of Grandview fire lookout tower) - this is the group campsite. We’ll meet here at the group campsite at 7:30 AM, to assign work crews. The work area is from here south.
Bring gloves, hats and snacks. The ATA will provide the tools and instructions. It will be great to see you up here on this pristine section of the Arizona Trail. Great mountain biking on this segment too!
NOTE:  If you choose to enter thru GCNP you’ll have to go through the south gate and possibly pay an entrance fee. If you enter on FR 301 (as outlined above) you are not in the park and there is no fee. This work event is supported by the Tusayan Ranger District.

We look forward to seeing you at the group campsite (junction of FR302 and FR310) at 8 AM Saturday or see you Friday evening. Work begins at 8 AM. Tom Coulson at 480-326-0459 or e-mail at .

June 23-24 - Walnut Canyon
Please plan to join the Segment Stewards, Andrea and David Michaels and Gay and Gary Hohner for a fun weekend on the Arizona Trail. We will be holding a trail work event sponsored by the Arizona Trail Association and the Flagstaff Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest on the Arizona Trail Walnut Canyon Passage. The work location will be just a few miles southeast of Flagstaff. The weather should be perfect, a fun time to be on the Arizona Trail. We will be doing a reroute of one section of the trail plus installing an ATA Cox gate in an existing fence line and general trail maintenance of a beautiful stretch of the trail.
There will be a nice camping site and potluck dinner on Saturday night. The ATA will provide lunch on Saturday and portable toilets at the camp site. Tools, hard hats and gloves will also be provided.
Please plan to join us. You can signup anytime by email to . Detailed instructions for the event and directions to the work site will be provided about 7-10 days before the event.

July

August

September

October

October 5-7 - ATA Rendezvous
Mark your calendars now for this years version of the ATA Annual Rendezvous. More details and how to sign up will be coming soon on the website.

October 13 - Saddle Mountain
I am looking for volunteers to help clear and repair trail in segment 22A on Saturday October 13, 2012. The segment begins in Sunflower on Route 87 and and heads north for about 5 miles. We will be working on the first mile or two with a short walk (100 yards or less) to begin the work. We will start at two different locations, either of which can be accessed by way of paved roads. There will be a camp site available on Friday evening for those wishing to spend the night. A tool safety talk will begin at 7:30 and work will begin at 8 AM. We will be back at our vehicles no later that 2 PM. Volunteers will be responsible for their own lunch and water to take on the trail. Volunteers should wear long sleeves, long pants, sturdy shoes, gloves and safety or sun glasses. All tools will be provided for the event as will breakfast snacks and refreshments at the end of the day.
For more detailed information contact segment steward, Pat O'Connell, at .

Please contact the event coordinator for more information about the work event (time & location). Locations listed above are subject to change, and exact locations may not be known at the time of the calendar printing. Multiple day projects - volunteers are welcome any day, or all days (unless backpacking/riding to the site is required).

ATA provides all tools. Please bring work gloves, water, and lunch. We recommend that you wear sturdy boots, long sleeves and pants, sunscreen, and a hat. Overnight camping is often primitive (no facilities). Please bring your own camping/backpacking equipment and food (unless otherwise noted).

Trail maintenance and construction may include any of the following: brushing (pruning vegetation), removing rock & debris, signing, building rock cairns; construction or improvement of: trail tread, erosion control structures (water bars, drainage dips), switchbacks, removing stumps/roots, etc. Difficulty of work is easy to moderate, distance to work site should also be considered. Work event coordinators will provide instruction.

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