Pine Creek Loop #280 Photoset • rayhuston • 2020-04-16 • HikeArizona.COM

Pine Creek Loop #280, AZ

	2020-04-16
	12 by rayhuston

Pine Creek Loop #280

Phoenix, AZ

Pine Creek Loop #280

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	3.99 Miles	906 AEG

Hiking	3.99 Miles	2 Hrs 19 Mns	1.93 mph
	906 ft AEG	15 Mns Break

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Ballantine Trail #283

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I wanted to go for a hike that was out of the valley yet not far. I’d never been to the Ballantine TH so I thought I’d give that a try.
I was hoping for solitude and got it for the most part. I saw a few people at the start and a few people at the finish. I didn’t see anyone else in between.
Love this little loop. I wouldn’t hike it mid-morning in June but the weather was accommodating today. The trail appears to be in good condition. Seems like it gets lots of boots on the ground. I started on the south end of the loop and finished on the less steep north end.
I went up the Ballantine Trail for a half mile, felt like continuing on but decided to keep it simple and turned around after half a mile.
I wasn’t sure what to expect but I was glad I made the trip. I will likely come back.
Gorgeous out today.

Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Plenty of lupine, some strawberry hedgehog, not much of anything else.

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