Muggins Mountain West

Trail Overview

This is a fun desert mountain trail that includes a combination of wide sand washes to very narrow, deep, meandering sand washes. There are vertical 20-foot side walls, sheer rock cliffs (some with petroglyphs), a section of tight, steep, rocky switchbacks, desert mountain ridge trails with lots of vertical development, ancient abandoned mines, and a fairly recent and nicely done shrine to a fellow SXS'r who loved this area (RIP, Buddy). Except for the short, steep switchback section rated a 5, the rest of the trail is an easy 2 to 3 with great mountain scenery to be enjoyed from the high ridge-top trails. As always, beware of flash flooding during the monsoon season--the deep gullies along this track can fill up in a heartbeat and wash away anything that is in the way.

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Difficulty

As mentioned above, expect a Level Two trail except for a rather steep, twisty, rocky switchback section less than a quarter mile long.

History

These trails were all blazed by miners between the late 1800s to early 1900s. You will see remnants of these old mines along the trail.

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