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| Keywords: abineau-bear jaw loop abineaubearjawloop arizona coconino national forest coconinonationalforest fr 146 fr146 flagstaff ranger district flagstaffrangerdistrict forest road 146 forestroad146 forest service forestservice kachina peaks wilderness kachinapeakswilderness san francisco mountain sanfranciscomountain san francisco peaks sanfranciscopeaks usfs waterline road waterlineroad waterline trail waterlinetrail waterline trail #146 waterlinetrail146 waterline trail no. 146 waterlinetrailno146 aspen aspens fall color fallcolor fall colors fallcolors fall foliage fallfoliage flagstaff forest hiking mountain outdoors peaks trail wilderness tree plant outdoor landscape Abineau Trail is a steep 1,800 foot climb over two miles up the slopes of the San Francisco Peaks through Abineau Canyon. The trail meets the Waterline Trail at the top, which can be followed down to Bear Jaw Trail to return to the trailhead. Each leg of the loop is around two miles long, plus a 0.4 mile connector trail from the trailhead to the loop, making a total loop hike of seven miles. The loop is one of the quintessential autumn hikes in the San Francisco Peaks. Aspens along all three legs of the loop turn gold, and falling leaves carpet the forest floor and decorate the conifers. A storm system passed through the area October 4-7, 2015, raining at lower elevations and snowing on the upper reaches of the San Francisco Peaks. The snow-capped Peaks were a wonderful treat after the few days grey, cloudy, wet weather that had put a damper on outdoor activity. Photo by Deborah Lee Soltesz, October 8, 2015. Credit: U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest. For more information about this trail, see the Abineau-Bear Jaw Loop trail description on the Coconino National Forest website. Abineau Trail is a steep 1,800 foot climb over two miles up the slopes of the San Francisco Peaks through Abineau Canyon. The trail meets the Waterline Trail at the top, which can be followed down to Bear Jaw Trail to return to the trailhead. Each leg of the loop is around two miles long, plus a 0.4 mile connector trail from the trailhead to the loop, making a total loop hike of seven miles. The loop is one of the quintessential autumn hikes in the San Francisco Peaks. Aspens along all three legs of the loop turn gold, and falling leaves carpet the forest floor and decorate the conifers. A storm system passed through the area October 4-7, 2015, raining at lower elevations and snowing on the upper reaches of the San Francisco Peaks. The snow-capped Peaks were a wonderful treat after the few days grey, cloudy, wet weather that had put a damper on outdoor activity. Photo by Deborah Lee Soltesz, October 8, 2015. Credit: U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest. For more information about this trail, see the Abineau-Bear Jaw Loop trail description on the Coconino National Forest website. | ||||
