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| Hiking | 4.26 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 4.26 Miles | 3 Hrs 7 Mns | | 1.55 mph |
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| no partners | | The plan was to hit Signal Peak and Cunningham. The math was solid - despite leaving Phoenix at 8:30am, I theoretically had time to bag them both before sundown. Turned out to be a one-and-done. Either way, I wanted to hike Signal later in the afternoon for good light so it worked out. Lots of driving for a 3 hour hike, but I'd do it again.
The drive from Palm Canyon Road to the trailhead took longer than expected. My tire tread has seen better days so I took my time. An Outback is suitable enough as far as ground clearance goes, but it's close - according to the amount of rocks hitting my skidplate, anything lower would be a total bummer. Good tires recommended for all of the pumpkin rocks.
I hit the trail around 12:30pm - it's easy to follow 95% of the time, and it climbs in a hurry. The slippery sections aren't so bad going up but they slow you down on the descent. Reached the peak in about 1h15m. The views up there are killer. I walked to the southeast of Signal to a cliff overlooking the eastern end of the Kofas - the unobstructed view is well worth it.
Coming down didn't go quite as quick as I wanted it to, again, pretty slippery in some spots. I got back to the car around 3:50pm. I clocked the drive out on Kofa Queen Canyon and it took me an hour to reach Palm Canyon Rd. Cunningham loomed in the distance while on 95, just wasn't in the cards today. Will have to bag it along with Castle Dome in the future. |
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