Class 1 4.1 miles 900 gain 1-2 hr Out + Back Jul 5, 2021
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Fletcher Canyon GPX Track

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A nice trail leads a but under two miles to the mouth of Fletcher Canyon. It's well-marked and fairly popular. As the canyon begins to narrow, it's a little difficult to follow the official trail which stays mostly to the south side of the canyon. Some seem to choose to head through the watercourse rather than stick to the trail, which means other social trails have materialized. Either way there's no bushwhacking to worry about. Fletcher Canyon continues to narrow and becomes more pretty as it progresses, the limestone walls colorful and the foliage within the canyon more lush than expected. The trail ends at a junction within the canyon.

While I didn't include it on my attached map, you can pull a Class 3 move within the right fork of the junction past the end of the trail and explore farther into the canyon. My first visit was April of 2015 and I left some photos at the end of my trip report from the upper portions of the canyon, if you choose to check it out.

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Fletcher Canyon Trailhead.
Fletcher Canyon Trailhead.
A nice trail at the base of the Spring Mountains.
A nice trail at the base of the Spring Mountains.
Junction with the Eagle's Nest Loop Trail.
Junction with the Eagle's Nest Loop Trail.
Entering Mount Charleston Wilderness.
Entering Mount Charleston Wilderness.
View along the Fletcher Canyon Trail of the limestone cliffs above.
View along the Fletcher Canyon Trail of the limestone cliffs above.
The trail enters a more forested section.
The trail enters a more forested section.
View back along the trail.
View back along the trail.
The foliage gets a bit more dense when nearing Fletcher Canyon's mouth.
The foliage gets a bit more dense when nearing Fletcher Canyon's mouth.
Entering the canyon mouth.
Entering the canyon mouth.
View back.
View back.
Entering Fletcher Canyon.
Entering Fletcher Canyon.
At first the walls are very tall and colorful.
At first the walls are very tall and colorful.
Then there's a short section of hiking through a wider portion of the canyon.
Then there's a short section of hiking through a wider portion of the canyon.
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View back into the wider section.
View back into the wider section.
And the Fletcher Canyon narrows up.
And the Fletcher Canyon narrows up.
The walls are less tall, but the slot is narrower.
The walls are less tall, but the slot is narrower.
Image 17 from gallery
Image 18 from gallery
View back the way I came through the slot.
View back the way I came through the slot.
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The end of the trail is at this junction.
The end of the trail is at this junction.
I kept right at the junction and in 2015, scrambled up the Class 3 moves ahead.
I kept right at the junction and in 2015, scrambled up the Class 3 moves ahead.
View from the side canyon past the end of the trail. The next few photos are remnants from my visit in 2015.
View from the side canyon past the end of the trail. The next few photos are remnants from my visit in 2015.
2015: Close-up of some pretty canyon features.
2015: Close-up of some pretty canyon features.
2015: A shot past the end of the trail after pulling a Class 3 move
2015: A shot past the end of the trail after pulling a Class 3 move
2015: A stream carving into the rocks in Fletcher Canyon (past end of trail).
2015: A stream carving into the rocks in Fletcher Canyon (past end of trail).
2015: Past the end of the trail.
2015: Past the end of the trail.

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