Hangover Trail Nov 14
This scenic overlook between Oak Creek Canyon and Schnebly Hill starts from a point two miles from the end of pavement on Schnebly Hill Rd
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HANGOVER TRAIL
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Our target is the saddle above the truck
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First, a wash heading up to the right of the peaks
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Above the wash, a canyon
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...With this iconic twisty tree
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Above this canyon, a good open place for a break
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A final stairstep to a large open area, the Cowpies
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...From which our trail up to the saddle runs upward and to the left
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This intersection is where the actual Hangover Trail starts
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This part of the trail is ledgy
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On the final climb to the saddle, bikers
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These blocks have fallen off the peak immediately above, not the one shown
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From the saddle, a view across toward 89A
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This is the right-hand peak
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Someone has built a wall to shade this tiny barrel cactus from the wind
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Starting down toward the Hangover section
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Which starts here...
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We emerge onto the sunny side of the peak
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This saddle connects us to the Huckaby WIndows peak
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Good views of Uptown Sedona
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A steep descent into the second saddle
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We encounter four lost hikers, who accompany us down to the Munds Wagon Trail
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We drop down one level for the traverse back
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The last trail intersection before we return to the road
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