Hidden Valley via Mormon Trail Photoset • LindaAnn • 2019-02-13 • HikeArizona.COM

Hidden Valley via Mormon Trail, AZ

	2019-02-13
	3 by LindaAnn

Hidden Valley via Mormon Trail

Phoenix, AZ

Hidden Valley via Mormon Trail

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	4.29 Miles	952 AEG

Hiking	4.29 Miles	2 Hrs 28 Mns	1.88 mph
	952 ft AEG	11 Mns Break

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Mormon Trail - South Mountain

Hidden Valley Trail - South Mountain

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Took the kids for an afternoon hike since they did not have wrestling practice today. Got to a very busy Mormon trailhead before 1:30 and got started. Lots of hikers (I think it was some sort of meetup-type group) on their way down as the kids breezed up the trail. At National, we made a left to start at the tunnel end of Hidden Valley. Short detour to the natural bridge, which the kids loved. I’d been hesitant to take them to it up until now, but they are capable enough to where I no longer have to worry too much. They got to walk across the top of, and around under the bridge, then we went back to the tunnel, and up Hidden Valley. The kids are still small enough to walk normally through Fat Man’s Pass without having to turn sideways. After that, we headed back down Mormon. Nice days with the clouds and perfect temps. Dairy Queen was the bribe for the day, and they made sure to cash in—two treats each.

Wildflowers Observation Moderate

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Stop crying and just go do the hike.

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