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looking for a full day hike. we like the "harder" hikes and dog friendly. probably something in the 3-4 difficulty range.

im new to the site and still figuring out how to navigate it to find everything.

thanks in advance

This is posted in the Arizona Trail Forum, are you looking for a hike on the Arizona Trail or just in Arizona in general?

damn, already posted in the wrong place....lol.

arizona in general

no problem, I'll move it
hopefully someone can offer up some ideas

btw... welcome to HAZ!

I suggest you follow JJ around for the day. ;)

Seriously, you pose a difficult question, your "hard" may be my "impossible" or vice versa. What kind of mileage and elevation change are you thinking?

Well we've been doing some 12-14 mi ( round trip) hikes with 2000-3000ft elev changes

Since you live in Phoenix, I assume you are looking for something nearby? Or by "winter dayhike" did you mean something potentially snowy?

If desert winter weather is your desire, I would head for any number of hikes in the Superstitions. Are you more comfortable on well-marked trails, or are you ok with non-official routes with more route-finding and bushwhacking? There are endless options that many users here could recommend if we know a bit more about your preferences.

If you were suggesting actual winter/snowy/frozen stuff, there are many options we could point to for that as well.

Not looking for snow ,
I'm ok with low use trails but don't want to have to fight my way thru brush

Maybe something in the cave creek area, the supers are just a long drive

Also would like semi- well marked

There's tons of ways to wander the Cave Creek trail system (see attached) - decent scenery, trails are in mostly good condition, loop possibilities, some good ups and downs, probably some water out there too.

I just threw together a dynamic version too http://hikearizona.com/map.php?X=1148