Mount Baldy Loop Photoset • DixieFlyer • 2018-06-02 • HikeArizona.COM

Mount Baldy Loop, AZ

	2018-06-02
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Mount Baldy Loop

Alpine, AZ

Mount Baldy Loop

Alpine, AZ

Hiking	17.00 Miles	2,650 AEG

Hiking	17.00 Miles	7 Hrs 31 Mns	2.96 mph
	2,650 ft AEG	1 Hour 46 Mns Break

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East Baldy Trail #95

West Baldy Trail #94

Mt Baldy Crossover Trail

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Outside of the Grand Canyon, this is my favorite hike in AZ!

We started from the East Baldy TH; went up the East Baldy Trail to the East and West Baldy junction; came down the West Baldy trail; and then took the Crossover Trail back to the East Baldy trail.

Along the way we saw a bear on the East Baldy Trail and saw an elk on the West Baldy trail.

There were about 50 fallen trees to deal with on the East Baldy trail and about 100 to deal with on the West Baldy trail. The trees on the West Baldy trail were generally more difficult to negotiate than the ones on the East Baldy trail, and I was glad that we were descending on the West Baldy Trail.

I think that I like the West Baldy trail best, but many people probably like the East Baldy Trail better.

Given that the WMAT has a fire danger closure on their land at the summit, we did not venture past the tribal land boundary at the top.

Fauna

Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Black Bear Elk

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