I am guessing that you are seeking local hikers who know the trails and would welcome you on one of their treks. It is probably accurate to say there is an informal network of seasonal and year-around hikers who call Wickenburg home, and have built up quite a list of interesting hikes. If that is the case, drop the webmaster a note and ask her to forward your email address to me.

We ocassionally post notices (such as the one you responded to) about group hikes, and welcome anyone.

If you have questions about a specific hike area that you plan to do solo, one of us will be able to give you reliable trail information and safety recommendations.
Best regards,
Allan

Are there any hiking groups in the Wickenburg area? I recently moved here from Flagstaff…for the winter only.

Thanks, Karen
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If you have not already done so, I recommend that you examine the books on local hiking opportunities, mining and pioneer history that are available locally. In particular, the book by Dana Burden titled “Desert Hiking – Out Wickenburg Way” will lead you to many trails. As you may have already discovered, there are several articles on area hiking posted on this web site as well.

Since we are now entering the “hot” season, the organized group hikes drop off; but that does not mean that a few hardy souls aren’t still out there. For myself, I invest some of my time by seeking out old, more remote trails that can be fully examined when the temperature drops again in the fall. These outings generally entail 4WD into the remote areas and short-distance hikes to confirm the existence of pack trails and old mining roads.

We (the web site) will continue to post group hike announcements when the cooler temps return in the fall. In the meantime, if you would like to get a bit more information about trails, please post a note to the web master with your email address. She will forward it to me and I can contact you directly.
Best regards, Allan

As anticipated, the river flow had dropped, but the Hassayampa is still flowing higher than May of last year. You certainly won’t hear any complaints from me about that! However, possibly because of the (still) higher than normal flow, the flowers along the river’s edge were only just beginning to pop up, so we were still ahead of the spectacular blooming season by one or two weeks. The Penstemon were just beginning to bloom and I saw only two small “Gooding’s Verbena” and a few varieties of the snapdragon family.

Regarding a new article with photos, let me check with others to see what we can put together. If we had hit the bloom season just right we would have had dozens of new photos to post.

Footnote: Three of us hiked the ATOS Loop trail again this past Thursday.
River flow at the junction of Slim Jim Creek was still abundant for this time of year.
Best regards…