Desert Park Trail - MSP Photoset • DarthStiller • 2024-09-07 • HikeArizona.COM

Desert Park Trail - MSP, AZ

	2024-09-07
	10 by DarthStiller

Desert Park Trail - MSP

Phoenix, AZ

Desert Park Trail - MSP

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	9.62 Miles	604 AEG

Hiking	9.62 Miles	3 Hrs 56 Mns	2.45 mph
	604 ft AEG

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The original plan was to hike the Desert Park/Gateway Loop with a spur that's shown on the maps that heads northwest towards a high school. Once I got towards the end of that, I discovered a trail that headed north paralleling the wash. That ended at a cul-de-sac, and I headed further north on the wash until I got to 4 miles and then turned around. On the way back I followed the same trail further south until it ended and then took a DC Ranch path (i.e. sidewalk), to the trails. After that I took the Horseshoe Trail to the Gateway Loop and then the Bajada interpretive trail.

Saw a few other hikers here and there, 3 or 4 bikers early on. shady and cool to start, got a bit hot towards the end, but not too bad.

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