Tonto Loop Photoset • Hansenaz • 2020-12-12 • HikeArizona.COM

Tonto Loop, AZ

	2020-12-12
	17 by Hansenaz

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Tonto Loop, AZ

Hiking	5.27 Miles	1,207 AEG

Hiking	5.27 Miles	3 Hrs 55 Mns	1.46 mph
	1,207 ft AEG	18 Mns Break

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My friend Ken told me about a ruin he'd taken drone movies of. I planned a loop that would take me by it and connect to another ridge I'd walked down before. I knew it was a pretty good area to walk around. The area burned this year I think and about 80% of the day I was in burned country - the other 20% was mainly good walking on jeep roads or open ridges, a small fraction was catclaw dodging.

The main ruin was much more impressive than I expected. The fire had cleared the area exposing the room outlines and it went on and on along a ridge. I found my planned loop met up with a "trail" which probably was made by motor bikes and it passed a couple more isolated small ruins along the way.

Very nice day seeing so much ancient habitation with nice easy walking through the burn.

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