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| Hiking | 2.83 Miles |
956 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.83 Miles | 2 Hrs 2 Mns | | 1.43 mph |
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| no partners | | Crunching Arizona white oak leaves underfoot for tens of yards on the east side of Mt. Davis. Numerous Colorado blue spruce on the west side. I've hiked hundreds of miles of trails around Prescott and never experienced either before. Plus, there are great views (see photos) into the Bradshaw mountains as you descend the south slope of Mt. Davis.
This route starts at the southeast end of Dandrea Trail #285 at a dirt road, goes over the shoulder of Mt. Davis at the intersection with Yankee Doodle Trail #284 and down to the Dandrea Trailhead in Potato Patch. The Dandrea Trailhead is at the end of Poachers Row, a half mile from Walker Road and 3.2 miles from the end of the paved portion of Walker Road (0.6 mile southwest of the Walker fire station). When hiking in the opposite direction, i.e., from the Dandrea Trailhead, the trail makes an unobvious left turn 0.2 mile from the southeast end. If you see an octagon sign with "STOP NO THRU TRAFFIC PRIVATE DRIVE" on a tree, turn around because you missed the turn.
As reported in my July 19, 2025 triplog, there was a hermit thrush singing near the trail the first time I hiked the west end of the Dandrea Trail. In addition to the trees mentioned above and the usual Ponderosas and junipers, there are Arizona walnuts, New Mexico locusts and Fremont cottonwoods, mostly near the east end of the trail. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
common yarrow, goldenrod, common mullein, Arizona thistle, century plant, upright blue beardtongue, aspen fleabane |
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