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| Hiking | 8.56 Miles |
2,055 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.56 Miles | 4 Hrs 40 Mns | | 1.85 mph |
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| no partners | | Started at the Lone Mt. TH adn was the first person there at 6am. Went up Lance's Trail, Alpe D'Huez and the Goat Trail, then took the unmapped trail up to the peaks. I followed the trail all the way to the third peak, but I didn't actually go up to the 3rd peak (2559). From the approach the north side of it, it didn't look like there was a good way to the peak, and it looked overly rocky. I went around it on the east side, but once I got over there, it looked like a faint trail might exist on the west side of it.
After the 3 peaks, I made my way down to the microwave tower road. The trail on the south side of the 3rd peak is faint and has loose footing, but it's definitely there. Once I got down to the road, I took the Hawes Trail to the Cactus Garden and up to the Upper Gidro. On the way back down I took the Iron Goat to mix it up a bit and at the junction of Iron Goat and the Cactus Nectar, I saw that a new trail that heads NE was done. I saw a biker take that trail, so I decided to take that and see where it went. The new trail is pretty steep and tailored to bikers with a few ramps. I didn't see any bikers coming down until I was near the bottom, then a big group came. I got off the trail while they went past then made my way back to the Lance's Trail and back to the parking lot. Once I got back, I was surprised at how many vehicles were parked there. The lot isn't nearly big enough and vehicles were parked all along the berm. It was very dangerous trying to get out on the road because of the vehicles parked right next to the lot on the berm that obstructed the sightline to the road.
The views up top in the area are as good as anywhere in the metro Phoenix area, IMO. You can see from the Mazzies, Four Peaks, Supes, Mt Lemmon, Newman and Picacho, and all the way to the Estrellas to the west. Didn't really see anyone until I got back on the Goat Trail and then it was pretty busy. It was much warmer than it's been lately, and on the way back down the gnats were starting to come out. |
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