State: Arizona
Location: Tonto National Forest
Length, One-Way: 5 miles
Trail Type: Out and Back
Maximum Elevation: 6800 feet
Elevation Change: 2800 feet
Best Season: Spring to Fall
Difficulty: More Difficult
Usage: Light
Trail Information
The Lucky Strike Trail provides access into the Sierra Ancha Wilderness. This trail has broad vistas of the Cherry Creek drainage and the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. This is a popular trail for horseback riding.
Directions
From Young to Billy Lawrence Trailhead:
Drive south on State Highway 288, turn east onto Forest Road 410 (Reynolds Creek) and travel 2.5 miles to the junction of FR 410 and Forest Road 235 (Cienga Springs Road). Follow this road for 0.5 mile, then east 2.5 miles to the Billy Lawrence Trailhead. A high clearance vehicle is recommended for this road.From Young to Lucky Strike Trailhead: Travel south on State Highway 288, take Forest Road 203 (Cherry Creek Road) 26.6 miles to the trailhead.
Popularity: 1% [?]
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June 1, 2010
June 1, 2010.
The Lucky Strike trail will currently not work for horses. There is at least one downed tree on the trail, one of which is well over 2′ high and a very large tree in circumference. It is so rotted that it sprawls wide. Even a mule could not ‘mule hop’ this one!