Morenci Southern Upper Loops

With the aid of the valuation maps I have been able to extend my map up to the end of the line on the north end. I was fortunate to find some traces of the switchbacks to help with the alignment. A couple of switchbacks were added in later years to replace the old wooden trestles that made up some of the upper loops in the canyon. I haven't quite finished off the end of the line but this will give you an idea of the overall route. The MSRy is shown in red on the map. The loops that were removed are shown in violet. I have added a "Morenci Loop" button that will take you right to the switchback/loop area. I'm hoping that the upper switchback might be accessible for exploration but I'll have to check that out on a future trip. I have spotted a trestle site down lower that I didn't really know about, I should be able to see that from the road.

Morenci Southern Map

The photo at the link below appears to be the area of the lower switchback/loop from the Arizona Memory Project.

Loop Photo

Dave



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/20/2009 11:56AM by ROW Explorer.