Mazatzal Peak Super Loop
21.1 mi4,766 ft
6,673 ft
4,209 ft
Extension of the classic Mazatzal Peak loop that uses the overgrown (and possibly decommissioned) Brody and Fisher trails for additional difficulty.
Photos
Sunrise from the top of Barnhardt Trail
Lovely trees at Chilson Camp
Start of Brody Seep Trail dropping away from camp
Crossing the first wash below camp
First patch of manzanita and deadfall
Clear pools of water at Brody Seep
Landslide knocking out a section of trail
Looking back towards Chilson Camp
Looking for the route through fun brush
Old, charred trail post for Brody Seep Trail
Long view west along Davenport
Nasty, rocky hillside
Looking off the drop of the wash
Rock slide where a trail once was
Searching for the trail to the south
Rugged chunks of Mazatzal Peak above
Thick brush to whack through
Looking up the low ridge
Burnt remains of a pine forest
Final thousand foot of Fisher Trail
Burnt forest surrounding the dry tributary
Flowing red rock pools
Double tiered waterfall
A lonely cairn at Fisher Spring
Getting closer to the saddle near Bear Spring
A far too easy trail on Mazatzal Divide
Relaxing in a hammock
Interesting geology along the trail
Big northern views
Right below Mazatzal Peak
Rugged formations beyond Y-Bar Tanks
Pine forest along Y-Bar Trail
Mature manzanita along the trail
Lazy snake lounging on the trail
Along the way
Spring 7
- Chilson Tanks
- Chilson
- Windsor Tanks
- Y-Bar
- Bear Spring
- Fisher Spring
- Brody Seep
Creek 2
- Barnhardt Tributary 3
- Barnhardt Tributary 2
Mountain 1
- Mazatzal Peak
Saddle 1
- Windsor Saddle
Camping 1
- Chilson Camp
Trailhead 1
- Barnhardt Trailhead
Junction 3
- Barnhardt / Mazatzal Divide Trail Junction
- Y Bar / Barnhardt Trail Junction
- Barnhardt / Sandy Saddle Trail Junction