McDowell's Hike Photoset • johnlp • 2022-05-15 • HikeArizona.COM

McDowell's Hike, AZ

	2022-05-15
	5 by johnlp

McDowell's Hike, AZ

Hiking	13.93 Miles	3,360 AEG

Hiking	13.93 Miles	4 Hrs 46 Mns	2.97 mph
	3,360 ft AEG	5 Mns Break

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10 linked trail guides

104th Street Trail - MSP

Levee Trail - MSP

Paradise Trail - MSP

Bell Pass - Bell / 104th TH

Bell Pass Trail - MSP

Windmill Trail - MSP

East End Trail - MSP

Tom's Thumb Trail - MSP

Windgate Pass Trail - MSP

Gateway Loop Trail - MSP

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Got an early start from the trailhead at Bell & 104th St. Lots of whippoorwills and owls calling out in the early dawn. Orange moon. Hiked up to Bell Pass then on to East End and up to Tom's Thumb trail. Didn't see anyone before Tom's Thumb.
There are still a few wildflowers around at higher elevation. Saw about ten different kinds.
I continued down Tom's Thumb trail west towards Gateway. The pipe from Mountain Spring is still dry. Maybe someday I'll try to repair it. By this point the gnats became very annoying.
After connecting with Windgate Pass trail, I took Gateway across and hooked back up with the Bell Pass trail, then Paradise, Levee and back to the TH.
Good to get back out in the McDowells.

Wildflowers Observation Isolated

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