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| Hiking | 13.50 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 13.50 Miles | 4 Hrs 26 Mns | | 3.05 mph |
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| no partners | | I saw that more sections of the Maricopa Trail have been built and decided to go hike part of it. When I was at this park earlier this month I saw a junction with the Maricopa Trail that heads north. I decided to start from the South Trail, take that to the Mule Deer Trail and head south this time.
There was a lot of fog in the morning in the shallow valley just outside the park. On the drive in, in the dark, I went through it. The visibility was very bad, I had to put the fog lights on and drive very slowly with no other traffic on the road. By the time I hit the trail, there was sufficient daylight to not cause any visibility issues hiking, but it did give some dramatic scenery during dawn.
The trail is marked very well with the MT markers, especially near any junctions with dirt roads. Some sections of the trail are along existing jeep roads, but most of it is actually a separately built single track. Sometimes the single track just parallels a road, but it does meander away after a while.
I was planning to hike a little further to Missouri where the online maps show an "access point", which is different from a trailhead, although I'm not sure why. However, there is a lot of construction going on for what looks to be another subdivision in the area, so I decided to head back.
Spotted the Goodyear blimp and some fighters from Luke AFB in the sky. also had some nice views of the snow on the mountains to the north. The Estrellas had a cloud bank along their ridgeline all day. The clouds faded as the morning progressed, but never went away completely. |
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