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Parents, are your kids excited ready for a fun hike and to also enjoy the outdoors?We have a fun outdoor hike for them! We will transport youth to the trailhead, have a fun and easy hike. We will have water, snacks for the hike. Please have them bring their own pack, refillable water bottle and small snack to start out with.Cost: $5, transportation, snacks, and water will be provided!
We will be exploring different trails around the Phoenix area. The trail that we will be visiting is the Deem Hills East Trailhead/ Palisade Trail. Below are details about trail conditions.We will not be stopping for lunch which will be included registering for the program.
Meet at 3435 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd. at 7:00amDeparture from Beuf Community Center at 7:30 a.m.Arrive at Trail by 8:00 a.m. and finish trail by 9:00amArrive back to Beuf CC by 10:00 amWe will have the kids in the computer lab being supervised until you pick up your child by 10:00 am from Beuf.Difficulty: EasyWater will not be available, so make sure they bring plenty of water with them, but there will be a shaded bench at the trailhead to cool off.Distance: 1.5 milesElevation Change: 395 feet
Wear/bring: Hat, sunscreen, close-toed shoes,
We will park here at the trailhead: Start at Deem Hills Trailhead/ Palisade Trail.Trail description fyi:Start from East Trailhead to connect to Deem Hills Circumference Trail going north. Turn left off Deem Hills Circumference Trail onto Water Tower Road. Turn left off Water Tower Road to proceed to Palisade Trail. Palisade Trail can be one of the quietest trails at Deem Hills as it takes some work to get to.You often have 360 panoramic views of the city and the mountains to the east, north and west. Palisade Trail can be accessed from the Water Tank Road to the east and the Circumference Trail in two areas, both north and east. It is a good trail for running, as you can start out at the Water Tower Trail, connect to Palisade and come back the same way.Often you will forget you are in Phoenix on this trail as it can feel remote. The Palisade also has two additional connectors to the Circumference Trail on the east side to make additional loops. The Palisade trail also shares part of the Basalt Trail, which is extremely rocky.
Questions?Contact Matt Raines at matthew.raines@phoenix.gov or the Beuf Comm. center at 602-534-4754
Location
BCC Lobby at Beuf - Goelet A.C. Community Center
Instructor
Matthew Raines
Map & Direction
Beuf - Goelet A.C. Community Center
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3435 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd.
Phoenix, AZ
85027
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