Ft Tuthill Rails to Trails Ending Trailhead - Flagstaff, AZ
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DopeyDuck
N 35° 10.481 W 111° 39.885
12S E 439469 N 3892616
The Fort Tuthill FUTS trail starts at Ft. Tuthill Park and ends in University Heights. This abandoned rail grade was a logging railroad constructed by the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company in 1902 and closed down in 1966.
Waymark Code: WM68ZJ
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2009
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The Fort Tuthill Trail was a logging railroad until 1966 and has been converted to a rails to trails as part of the Flagstaff Urban Trail System (FUTS). It is 3 miles long, consists of crushed stone, and is suitable for walking, biking, and mountain biking.
Fort Tuthill to University Heights Trail (
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According to TrailLink.com, "The trail begins about 3 miles south of town at Ft. Tuthill Park, a large park and campground and site of the Coconino County Fairgrounds. From here, the trail flows north through a high pinyon pine forest. The magnificent, snowcapped Humphreys Peak-at 12,633 feet Arizona's highest peak-looms in the distance. After the first mile the setting changes from forest to a quiet residential area, Many locals hop on the trail here to commute downtown. Once past the neighborhood the corridor becomes wild again. After passing through the neighborhood, you reach Beulah Blvd. The trail follows this busy road as it crosses underneath I-40. When it reaches a bike and pedestrian bridge just beyond the interstate, the trail leaves the road and crosses a small creek. Once you cross the creek you enter a busy commercial area called University Heights. A large shopping center that you will see on the left includes a number of restaurants and shops. The trail officially ends at the intersection of South Beulah Boulevard and West McConnell Drive."