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Description:
Upper Woodpecker is a wash that
runs to the Woodpecker Mine. Years ago this wash was the actual road
from the mine. There have been many hours of fun playing and traversing
on this trail. It offers rock ledges, cracks, "tippy spots"
and is the home of the infamous "Fire Hole". It was one of
the first "extreme" trails offered in Arizona.
Over the years this trail has seen
the result of "rock stacking" and "ramp building"
that has down rated the trail from a 4.5 to a 4.0 but it still has a
number of "play areas" and lockers are still required for
the harder portion of the trail.
Upon exiting the wash you will climb
to the top of the hill where the mine is located. There is an amethyst
pit mine near the entrance to the Woodpecker Mine where you will most
likely find several "rock hounds" or mountain bikers.
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