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| Hiking | 11.72 Miles |
3,328 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.72 Miles | 5 Hrs 16 Mns | | 2.46 mph |
| 3,328 ft AEG | 30 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Went to the Phoenix Mountain Preserve with the intent of doing a loop off the Quartz Ridge Trail and starting from the 32nd Street TH. The TH has about 25 parking spots and I arrived early enough (before 7 am) to get a spot with several still left.
It was still pre-sunrise and I could see the flicker of headlamps on the ridgeline as I headed out. I didn't use my own headlamp, as the dawn light was quickly coming and sufficient for my purposes.
Once around the loop connecting to LV Yates, I decided to hit up the Piestewa Summit while on that side of the ridgeline. It was busy, as per typical, on a Saturday in December, but not jam packed. The summit was a bit breezy. I hadn't been up there since they put in "steps" up what used to be a final scramble to the summit.
After descending, I crossed back over the easterly ridgeline on the Ruth Hamilton trail and then circled around and up RJ Peak and then down to the end point overlook on the Mohave Trail, returning on the Mohave Connector to the parking lot.
The PMP is not my favorite, but these were mostly new trails for me, and outside of the summit trail, the hiking traffic was pretty light, providing a nice workout along with the city views. |
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