Name: One Night Backpack - Spur Cross to Seven Springs
Start: 2024-11-16T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-11-17T14:00:00-07:00

If you like desert riparian areas with a gently flowing stream, old growth sycamores, traces of the past Hohokam Civilization (Petroglyphs & Metates) abundant wildlife, scenic vistas, old mining and ranching operations, you'll love this backpack.

On the way to the "Petroglyphs" and "Metates" we will be hiking through a "Mesquite Bosque", going by some of the largest "Saguaro Cacti" in the area, passing by the site of the old "Spur Cross Guest Ranch" (only foundations and a pond left). On a past trip we passed a Bobcat on the trail by the pond.

We might even catch some fall colors.

***Hard to believe that this area is only a few minutes north of the towns of Scottsdale and Cave Creek!***

This will be a through, one night backpacking trip ***more or less*** following Cave Creek, starting from the Spur Cross Conservation Area and ending just north of Seven Springs Recreation Area.

We will meet at the entrance to the Cave Creek Ranger Station on Bartlett Lake Rd at 8am Sat to set up car shuttles. No vehicles will be left at the Ranger Station.
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Mileage will be 8.5 miles on Sat and 6.5 miles on Sun - there will be an elevation change of about 1,000', (2,400' - 3,400') with lots of ups and downs. We will be hiking in/near Cave Creek (creek) - the trail is more developed in some areas then others - i.e. - ***some bushwhacking will be required*** \- may want to have long pants & long sleeve shirts available \- ***cat claws!***

Depending on recent rains, we may or may not get our feet wet in Cave Creek.

Saturday afternoon, after an 8.5 mile backpack, we will make our camp at a site under the trees near a flowing creek near the intersection of Cave Creek Trails #4 & #247) . ***Campfires OK***

After a leisurely breakfast Sunday morning we will hike the remaining 6.5 miles to Seven Springs, retrieve our vehicles and be home by early afternoon.

Once when we did this hike in Nov - we were fortunate to have the added opportunity of hiking out Sunday morning in light snow flurries.

Need to treat water from Cave Creek. Temps could be in the low 30's at night.

There is a $4 fee/person to enter Spur Cross Conservation Area.

Hope you can join us after the backpack for a late lunch and something cold to drink at "El Encanto" Mexican food restaurant in Cave Creek.

We have room for about 8 backpackers. Preference given to members without a history of ***"No Shows"*** or ***"Last Minute Cancellations".***

Sign up on the "***Wait List"*** and we will contact you.

**Note**:
We will be hiking/camping in a narrow canyon along a flowing creek - if it looks like rain - the hike leader may reschedule.

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