Mail Trail #84 - Cottonwood, AZ

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Mail Trail #84


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Mail Trail #84, which follows the old delivery route of mail riders delivering mail to the Childs Power Plant, drops from the top of the Mogollon Rim into the Fossil Springs Wilderness. As it passes through a grassland, look for rock cairns to mark the indistinct route. When it reaches the canyon bottom, the trail heads west along Fossil Springs Wilderness.

At Fossil Springs, the trail passes through an extremely lush and varied riparian area. The springs pour out over a million gallons of water an hour, creating an incredibly diverse oasis that provides habitat for over 30 species of trees and shrubs and 100 species of birds. The trail ends near the power plant spillway.

With a distance of 3.1 miles and the total elevation change of 1300 feet going mostly downhill, the hike may be considered reasonably easy.

Facilities: Mail Trail #84 has no facilities.

Reservations: Reservations are not needed or accepted for Mail Trail #84.

Best Time To Visit: April through November is the best time to use Mail Trail #84.

Fees: This trail is free to use.

Accessibility: This trail has no handicap access.

Rules: Pets are allowed, on leash. This is a wilderness area; no mechanized vehicles, including mountain bikes, are permitted on the trail.

Directions: To reach Mail Trail #84 from Cottonwood, take Hwy. 260 east to Camp Verde. Drive another 13 miles on Hwy. 260 and turn south (right) onto Forest Road 9247B (high clearance recommended; road may be impassable in wet weather); follow the road to the trailhead.

Address

Red Rock Ranger District

P.O. Box 300

Sedona, Arizona 86339

Phone
General: (928) 282-4119

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