Dixie Mine Super Loop Photoset • DixieFlyer • 2022-02-16 • HikeArizona.COM

Dixie Mine Super Loop, AZ

	2022-02-16
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Dixie Mine Super Loop, AZ

Hiking	18.06 Miles	3,818 AEG

Hiking	18.06 Miles	6 Hrs 54 Mns	2.91 mph
	3,818 ft AEG	41 Mns Break

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10 linked trail guides

Dixie Mine Trail - MMRP

Thompson Peak Rd - MSP

Prospector Trail - MSP

Bell Pass Trail - MSP

Windgate Pass Trail - MSP

Tom's Thumb Trail - MSP

Lookout Trail - MSP

East End Trail - MSP

Windmill Trail - MSP

Coachwhip Trail - MMRP

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I decided to take advantage of a nice cool day and do a hike close to home. I had been thinking about doing this one for a while, and it worked out perfectly today.

I did a CW lasso loop starting and ending at the Golden Eagle TH in Fountain Hills. I made my way over to the Tom's Thumb Trail from Windgate Pass, had lunch at the Lookout just south of Tom's Thumb, and then descended on the East End Trail on the way back to the TH.

I went almost 9 miles before seeing anyone, and there were only a half dozen or so people out near Tom's Thumb.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Fairy Duster

Fauna

Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Honey Bee

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Antenna Farm

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Thompson Peak Tom's Thumb

Wildflowers Observation Isolated
There were actually a fair number of blooming fairy dusters, along with a few chuparosa and Dichelostemma capitatum. I also saw one brittle bush blooming. Brittle bush should be busting loose in a couple of weeks or so.

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