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I'm heading up to Flagstaff this weekend and wondering what trail conditions are like this time of year. Not familiar at all with the Flagstaff area, only driven through it or spent the night on my way to the Grand Canyon. The house I am staying at is in the Dry Lake Hills in between Schultz Pass Road & Mount Eldon Road. From looking on Google maps it appears that the Rocky Ridge trail passes by the end of my host's driveway.

I would like to find a 1-2 hour training hike with some decent AEG for me and then another more moderate/easy hike to spend some quality time with my girlfriend. Would like to stay close by the house I am staying in. Any suggestions?

That mountain west of the SF peaks, what's it called? I like that hike--reminds me of Escudilla. Oh, yeah, Kendrick Peak. I liked it because it is a weensy bit off the beaten track, so instead of seeing 200 people, you might see three or four. If you are lucky, none.
http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=295

I also prefer the Heart Trail, since it gets very little traffic, but has a fair amount of AEG:
http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=358

I have always wanted to climb Sitgreaves Mountain, but didn't get around to it. There's no trail to the top.

I don't know what the conditions are but if you drive up Shultz Pass Road and access the Weatherford Trail there, you can hike to Doyle Peak and others, that are off-trail.

When I lived there I frequently hiked all or even just part of Elden Lookout Trail, because it was so convenient to my house, and provided a very quick workout hike. It's steep enough to make a difference...

I have never much liked hiking Humphreys Peak. Too crowded, too much of a hikers' freeway, an outdoor treadmill for the local gym rats, a so-called "challenge." Not really my style. I've hiked it only 4 or 5 times, I think. Great views, though!!!! I'll probably hike it again a few times in my lifetime, but it's never going to be a big destination for me. I have not hiked it via Weatherford Trail, nor via Lockett Meadow, and both those are routes I probably will do sometime in future.

As for mud, the geology there is pretty rocky and volcanic. Some areas get muddy, but others just never do. Along the AZT south of town it can be VERY muddy, however. It's flat along there, so probably is not your style.