McFadden Super Loop Photoset • joebartels • 2015-09-19 • HikeArizona.COM

McFadden Super Loop, AZ

	2015-09-19
	12 by joebartels

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McFadden Super Loop, AZ

Hiking	20.40 Miles	4,300 AEG

Hiking	20.40 Miles	10 Hrs 18 Mns		2.19 mph
	4,300 ft AEG	1 Hour Break	14 LBS Pack

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6 linked trail guides

McFadden Horse Trail #146

Elephant Rock Arch - Sierra Ancha

McFadden Peak

McFadden Peak via Park McFadden Trail #55

Park McFadden Trail #55

Cienega Spring Trail #145

Partners

partners

BiFrost

Redo of Bruce's masterpiece plus Cienega #145.

McFadden Horse Trail
Most will rate this lower due to the steep approach. The forest up top, eastern and Elephant Butte views win me over.

Elephant Rock Arch
Bridged the gap connecting McFadden to Elephant Rock. Shorts are fine, took under a half hour. We stopped above the arch then headed down. 1 class four downclimb. Ironically I climbed up it last time out of curiosity. I couldn't figure out the downclimb last time so I jumped 10? feet. Got the twist move on the first try this time then did it again for fun. Fairly certain you could backtrack a bit to avoid the obstacle.

McFadden Peak
Just a road walk up. Impressive views of the thick mogul berber carpet of pines.

Park McFadden Trail #55
Majority of this is an old road down to Circle Ranch. Without using Hank's track I would have missed where it leaves the road for awhile. The cairns at each end are faint and the trail is faint for that segment. Found a tank and added to the map. From Circle Ranch down it's a nice trail. The upper isn't bad but most would prefer the lower part.

Cienega Spring Trail #145
Just a road. A little closer and personal views such as from McFadden Peak.

Fauna

Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Teva

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Elephant Rock Arch - Sierra Ancha

	Cienega Spring	Gallon + per minute	Gallon + per minute
	Super fresh clear

Park McFadden Tank

Dry

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