X-Pine Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3B III (v3a2 III) Raps:3-5, max ↨130ft
Red Tape:No permit required Shuttle:None Vehicle:4WD - High Clearance Rock type:Sandstone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Condition Reports: | 24 Aug 2025
"Webbing on R1, R2, and R4 was all good. Never found webbing for R3 and chose to ghost it. The moss growing down R1 and R2 was really spectacular, an |
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| Best season: | Early Summer to Early Autumn;BEST in May;Jun;Jul;Aug
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34.5597, -111.4828
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WaterflowIntroduction[edit]
Another West Clear Creek Canyon trip with terrible approach roads.
A good 4WD will get you close enough and you can just hike the road the rest of the way (if necessary). This may stretch the trip out to more like 5 - 7 miles depending on where you park.
Approach[edit]
Take your high clearance, 4WD vehicle out to Calloway TH (AKA Trail 33). Park here, and backtrack a ways down the road then branch off and enter the canyon where indicated on the KML.
Descent[edit]
20' downclimb
15' downclimb / partner assist
R1: 130' off a rock pinch in the watercourse. Two-stage through a middle section with a pool which may be carefully avoided on canyon left.
R2: 50' from another pinch. Followed by an immediate swim or deep wade.
R3: 20' or possible downclimb.
R4: 35' with some overhang.
Exit[edit]
Make your way upstream, finding rough use trails on either side to avoid walking in the slippery creek bed. After an S-bend, look for several prominent cairns on the right marking a trail which will take you up to a rough road that can be followed back to your vehicle.
Red tape[edit]
Beta sites[edit]
Super Amazing Map : X-Pine Canyon- CanyonChronicles.com : X Pine Canyon
- HikeArizona.com : X-Pine Canyon
Arizona Technical Canyoneering Book by Todd Martin : X-Pine Canyon
Trip reports and media[edit]
- https://www.facebook.com/pat.winstanley.7/media_set?set=a.727758870616146.1073741923.100001461198708&type=3
- Candition.com : X-Pine Canyon