General Crook Trail

Trail Overview

This follows the historic General Crook Trail from FS 139 Cottonwood Wash Trailhead to FS 107 Willow Wash. General Crook oversaw the construction of the road from 1872 to 1874. The trail connected Fort Whipple (present-day Prescott) with Fort Apache. It was initially used as a supply route and then for all travel until the Mogollon Rim Road was built in 1928.

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Difficulty

The trail has some off-camber spots.

History

This is one section of the 58.9-mile General Crook Trail. It is marked with a metal "V" on markers and trees along the route. It became Arizona's first State Historic Trail in 1979. Martha Summerhayes, the first woman to travel the road, did so in 1874. She later wrote a book entitled, "Vanished Arizona", describing her travels in Arizona Territory.

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