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| Hiking | 12.99 Miles |
2,912 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.99 Miles | 6 Hrs 25 Mns | | 2.06 mph |
| 2,912 ft AEG | 6 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I can't remember exactly the last time I hiked the Quien Sabe Trail. I'm pretty sure it was before any of my kids were born, so probably 2003, maybe 2004. I started from the Seven Springs area and hiked the Cave Creek Trail to the Skunk Tank to the Quien Sabe. For the first 5 miles in, it was easy going on old mining roads. Then a quarter mile down from the high point on the Quien Sabe Trail, the trail fades significantly and is covered with grass and the potato sized lava rocks for a little stretch. It becomes more of a conventional single track as it cuts down the hill to the wash and then up the other side of that valley, but it's still pretty rough and slow going through the last mile and a half and then back.
The views at the high points are really nice. Nice to see the valleys below and glimpes up north to the mountains and south into Phoenix. Weather stayed cool the entire time. I figured I might start to sweat on the way up, but the higher you get the cooler it is, and the winds picked up a bit helping keep me cool as well. With all the mileage and AEG on this hike, I didn't even finish my 100 oz Camelbak bladder. Had lunch at the trailhead afterwards sitting at the concrete picnic table and it even felt almost chilly there after sitting for 10 minutes.
Didn't see one other hiker the entire time. No complaints, but I was surprised since the weather this time of year is perfect for this area. |
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