Barbershop Trail #91

Barbershop Trail #91


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Barbershop Trail #91 gets it's name from a sheepherder who once lived in the area and clipped his fellow herder's hair, as well as his sheep. The trail meanders though a pleasant region of loose-knit pine forests and the shallow Barbershop, Dane, and Yeager canyons making it an excellent place to enjoy a woodland stroll or a weekend backpack.

The path rolls in and out of the canyons on a pleasant grade, past forests of ponderosa pines on the dry hillsides and pine forests deeper into the canyons, and into stands of hardwoods on the canyon bottoms. Small meadows provide visual relief from the wooded areas with colorful shows of wildflowers in the monsoon season. Limestone cliffs make scenic geological shows. Some have mollusk fossils embedded in them.

The high proportion of deciduous trees makes this trail an especially colorful place in the fall, but there's plenty of wildlife to see at all seasons of the year. Watch for wild turkey, mule deer and elk. There are black bear in the area too, but they're much harder to see.

At a length of 4.5 miles and an elevation change of only 100 feet, this trail is considered easy to moderate. Accepted uses for this trail include hiking, horseback riding, and biking.

Facilities: Barbershop Trail #91 offers a parking area and water along the trail.

Reservations: Barbershop Trail #91 does not require or accept reservations.

Best Time To Visit: Barbershop Trail #91 is recommended April through November.

Fees: No fees are charged to use this trail.

Accessibility: This trail is not handicapped-accessible.

Rules: Pets are allowed. Trailside water must be purified.

Directions: To reach Barbershop Trail #91 from Payson: Drive west on Highway 260 to Highway 87. Going north on Highway 87, pass Clints Well, and turn south onto FR 95. Continue 8 miles, veer east onto FR 139, and drive 7 miles to the trailhead.

Address

Coconino National Forest

HC 31, Box 300

Happy Jack, Arizona 86024

Phone
General: (928) 477-2255
Fax: (928) 527-8282

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