Pine Creek Loop
2.8 mi811 ft
2,802 ft
2,264 ft
Short loop off of the Beeline highway. It’s fine if you can ignore the sounds of highway.
Photos
A plain-looking Ballantine Trailhead
Easy desert trail along the hillside
AZ-87 far too close to the trail
First view of Boulder Mountain in the east
Trail junction with Ballantine
The next leg of the hike
A growing downpour slowly approaches
Darker clouds rising over Boulder Mountain
A last, dismal view of Boulder Mountain
The storms continue to approach
The entire eastern side of Four Peaks shrouded in dark storms
Along the way
Trailhead 1
- Ballantine Trailhead
Junction 1
- Ballantine Trail / Pine Creek Loop junction