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| Road Biking | 17.22 Miles |
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| | Road Biking | 17.22 Miles | 2 Hrs 13 Mns | | 7.77 mph |
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| no partners | | Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, Bush Highway to Hayden Rd. is my 19th Maricopa Trail segment.
It was a cool 61℉ when I started pedalling at 9:07. But after the first five minutes, I no longer noticed. The weather was perfect.
Heading down from Bush Highway, there’s lots of “No Trespassing!” signs , but as long as you stay on the dirt road, you are okay. A security guy even said hello to me! 
After crossing the South Canal, continue straight, across the Salt River basin. The descent is steep, but short, simultaneously both rocky & sandy. Not for the last time, my ball joint-mounted GoPro was knocked out of alignment.
As far as bike riding goes, the trail was fairly smooth. Typical dirt canal path surface. Though I stopped many times to change camera angles, I stopped at least three extra times in the next couple of miles because even minor gravel bumps would rotate my camera clockwise away from my direction of travel. It’s a good thing the segment is little travelled, because I cursed up a storm. 
The AZ-87 crossing has no tunnel, traffic light, or median island. You have to play Frogger. 
Tightly edited, my well-timed crossing would have made an interesting video sequence. Unfortunately, my camera decided to turn itself off. (Probably while I was yet again fixing the rotation: The power button is where you grip a GoPro.)
After crossing AZ-87, the trail curls around the Salt River Landfill for 1½ miles of scenic beauty. 
After AZ-87 the crosses three roads: Mesa Dr., Alma School Rd. and Pima Rd. The crossings are unprotected, but low traffic.
After crossing Pima Rd., the trail makes a quick right-left, across a bridge, onto the north side of the canal. The final mile splits the difference between the canal and a golf course.
When you get to Hayden Rd., split left and up. At the top, turn right / north on the sidewalk for 150 yds. to Detroit Coney Grill (the orange-trimmed building on the right).  
Panic ensued. My iPhone was missing! (My bike short pockets are shallow, and have an awful angle.) Thankfully, I only had to double back ¾ of a mile, before finding it next to the golf course. Praise jeebus!
I’ve now completed 185.71 miles of the Maricopa Trail.
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