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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2007: Henry Coe State Park Mountain-Bike Camping / Day 7: A short day hike from Pacheco Camp up Pacheco Creek, then returning via Pacheco Ridge; about six miles round-trip. /

A canteen hangs on the sign indicating Canteen Trail.

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05828-canteen-800px.jpg A yellow-flowered buckwheat-like plant.ThumbnailsThe lower part of Canteen Trail, near the spring. A yellow-flowered buckwheat-like plant.ThumbnailsThe lower part of Canteen Trail, near the spring. A yellow-flowered buckwheat-like plant.ThumbnailsThe lower part of Canteen Trail, near the spring. A yellow-flowered buckwheat-like plant.ThumbnailsThe lower part of Canteen Trail, near the spring. A yellow-flowered buckwheat-like plant.ThumbnailsThe lower part of Canteen Trail, near the spring.

2.5 miles up Pacheco Creek Trail from Pacheco Camp is the junction of Canteen Trail and Dog Trail. I take Canteen Trail, which is flat for a short distance, as far as Canteen Spring. After that, it rises steeply for about 1/2 mile up to the top of Pacheco Ridge.