March 4, 2022 Picketpost Loop (8-9 miles) (medium and long groups). Casa Grande Mountain - Short HIke

Casa Grande Mtn Group

A hike at Casa Grande Mountain led by Denis. His hike averages 3-4 miles and is usually back to Palm Creek by noon. This hike leaves from the parking lot in front of the Ballroom entrance at 8 a.m. Hikers must have a Palm Creek Hiking Club Membership and Waiver.

Picketpost Mountain Hike

Medium and Long Group Picture

Picketpost Mountain Medium Hike - Out and Back Hike

This is a scenic hike that passes around the base of Picketpost Mountain with interesting canyon walls and rock formations. The trail is fairly easy with very little elevation gain but the distance makes it somewhat more moderate. The trail is also shared by horseback riders so you know what that can mean - lots of step-arounds. There is ample parking and pit toilets. 

 PIcketpost Mountain Long hike - Loop

Directions:  (GPS: Picketpost Mountain Trailhead)  Use back roads to Florence Junction. Go right or east on Hwy 60, 9.4 miles to milepost 121.5 and turn right at the sign for Picketpost Trailhead, Uno Trail. Proceed .4 miles and make a sharp left onto E Saddleridge Trail. After .7 miles turn right onto N Alamo Canyon and the sign for the trailhead and proceed to the parking area. It is 55 miles and took approximately 1:05.

Upcoming Hike; March 11, 2022

Dove Mountain: Two groups, medium and long 

Wild Burro Trail, Lower Javelina/Hotel Spur Trail, Wild Mustang Trail, Wild Burro

All hikers meet in the parking lot in front of the main entrance to the ballroom at about 7:30  a.m. to sign up on both the hike sign-up sheet and the carpool sign-up sheet. New members need to pay their membership fee ($10.00 for the season), sign their waiver, have vaccination cards validated for carpooling, receive their stickers and then sign up for both the hike and vehicle carpool. (Note; Hikers are encouraged to socialize, enjoy the fresh air and get some exercise. Our hikes are designed to be an outing, not a race!)  Riders need to remember to reimburse the driver $10.00 and drivers need to make sure that all the same hikers they take return with them. We leave at 8:00 a.m. sharp and return somewhere between 2 and 4 p.m. If for some reason a hike must be canceled, you will receive an email by Friday morning and you can go back to bed! For any questions please call: 

Jerry's Cell

307-630-0252

John's Cell

207-446-0650

Click on the link below to check out Nancy's Blogspot; www.palmcreekhikers4.blogspot.com for good hiker information and pictures from this season's hikes!

 7:30 a.m.