Granite Mountain Loop Trail - MSPN Photoset • LindaAnn • 2024-04-08 • HikeArizona.COM

Granite Mountain Loop Trail - MSPN, AZ

	2024-04-08
	8 by LindaAnn

Granite Mountain Loop Trail - MSPN

Phoenix, AZ

Granite Mountain Loop Trail - MSPN

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	6.69 Miles	463 AEG

Hiking	6.69 Miles	2 Hrs 58 Mns	2.51 mph
	463 ft AEG	18 Mns Break

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Saddlehorn Trail - MSPN

Bootlegger Trail - MSPN

Balanced Rock Trail - MSPN

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Easy hike with Jill, and her mom, Kathy, who is visiting from Toronto. I wasn’t entirely certain of Kathy’s hiking/fitness level, so opted for something easy, scenic, and with lots of options.

We first headed towards Balanced Rock, then did Granite Mountain loop clockwise. Kathy enjoyed the scenery and flowers. The highlight for me was watching the eclipse, and I remembered to bring three pairs of viewing glasses.

Decent temps and a pleasant breeze. I was shocked at how much foxtail is growing all over the place. Seems like more than usual. Jill stepped on a patchnose snake, so she was not thrilled. Nice day.

Wildflowers Observation Light

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Stop crying and just go do the hike.

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