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Escondido Lousley Loops, AZ
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| Hiking | 11.80 Miles |
800 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.80 Miles | 4 Hrs 35 Mns | | 2.57 mph |
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| no partners | | I went up to McDowell Mt. Park again to hit some of the newer trails that have been built. I started from the Four Peaks horse staging area instead of the usual trailhead at the end of Shallmo Drive to reduce the driving time. From there, I took the Escondido Trail north, did an out and back on the Cinch Trail that connects to the Scenic Trail, hiked the Lousley Hill trail lasso loop, back on Escondido, over to Pemberton and finished with the Shallmo Wash Trail back to the start, making one big loop. The first 2 hours it was mostly cloudy, but then then it cleared up and the sun came out, just before I got to the Lousley Hill trail and the nice views that gives.
The Escondido Trail is pretty nice. lots of zig zags as it heads north, paralleling McDowell Mt. Road. It's cut into the foothills and stays above the flats below for the most part, until it gets up to the north end. I had never done the Lousley Hill Trail before, and I really liked the views up there a lot. the Shallmo Wash trail was a bit of a slog, like most washes are. Glad I saved that one for last as some pebbles got into my boots during that last mile.
Finished up just after 11am almost doing 12 miles for the morning. |
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