Windgate Bell Loop Photoset • AugustWest • 2021-03-21 • HikeArizona.COM

Windgate Bell Loop, AZ

	2021-03-21
	3 by AugustWest

Windgate Bell Loop

Phoenix, AZ

Windgate Bell Loop

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	10.74 Miles	2,277 AEG

Hiking	10.74 Miles	4 Hrs 4 Mns	2.77 mph
	2,277 ft AEG	11 Mns Break

Linked

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104th Street Trail - MSP

Levee Trail - MSP

Gateway Loop Trail - MSP

Windgate Pass Trail - MSP

Bell Pass Trail - MSP

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Met a group of friends at 6 AM at the dirt lot just off 104th. Still a few spots at that hour. It is still in the upper 50's before sunrise and it was pretty darn nice all day. This was my first trip in this part of the McDowell's and we traveled CCW.

Altogether this was a pretty, but uneventful loop. Very few flowers except some Brittlebush that didn't look too healthy. We didn't see people until about 3/4 of the way through the loop and then it was a deluge. Everyone was nice and happy to be out on such a pleasant day.

I think my preference is for something involving Sunrise Mountain and Canyon for a McDowell Mountains trip, but this was a nice way to spend a Sunday.

Wildflowers Observation Isolated

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Wildflower seed in the sand and wind
May the four winds blow you home again

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