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Hike Blue Mesa Trail, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
The Blue Mesa Trail in Petrified Forest National Park is a 1 mile loop that descending from the mesa and travels among the badland hills of bluish bentonite clay and petrified wood. Plant fossils, including delicate ferns, have been found in the sedimentary layers of Blue Mesa.
The top portion of this trail may be negotiated by strollers and various mobility equipment (power and manual). The trail then drop very steeply to its lower portion.
Please leave petrified wood and other fossils for all to enjoy.
The Blue Mesa trail is in the middle of the park - 10 miles south of the Painted Desert Visitor Center and 10 miles north of the Rainbow Forest Visitor Center. The Blue Mesaaccess road is located just south of mile-marker 15 on Park Road. The access road is a 3.5 mile loop anf the trailhead can be found at around 2 miles at the Blue Mesa sun shelter.
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