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| Hiking | 6.25 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 6.25 Miles | 2 Hrs 22 Mns | | 2.80 mph |
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| no partners | | | Thought it would be appropriate to make today's sunrise hike up Sunrise Peak. First time up to the McDowell Mountain area and wish I brought a mountain bike instead. The trail was a steady incline up to a couple saddles and then a short spur up to the peak. Nothing too strenuous. Got passed by a dozen of mountain bikers on the more level stretches and then I passed them all on the uphill sections when they were walking their bikes up. We leapfrogged like this 4 times on the way up to the last saddle. It wasn't a big deal and everyone was very nice, it was just a hassle stopping to hold the dog every time they passed. I thought with this much bike traffic, it would be cool if they had a bike rack near the top to park so one could hike the short trail up to the peak. Sure enough there was one up there! (Probably for horses, but who's counting?!) On the summit, the views to the east to Fountain Hills were nice, also it was cool to have a different angle to see the valley from. Overall not too impressed with the area. The trail was kind of lame, It felt like ok here's the path, here's the top, now go back, ho hum.. No real impressive views during the hike either, but this is a large preserve, so I am not giving up on it yet! I am glad to see this area finally, will have to come back sometime to explore some more ...with a mountain bike. |
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