Mormon Loop Photoset • chumley • 2025-06-28 • HikeArizona.COM

Mormon Loop, AZ

	2025-06-28
	6 by chumley

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Mormon Loop, AZ

Hiking	13.95 Miles	2,213 AEG

Hiking	13.95 Miles	6 Hrs 21 Mns	2.85 mph
	2,213 ft AEG	1 Hour 27 Mns Break

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Mormon Mountain Trail #58

Dairy Springs Trail #48

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Looped the mountain with a summit. The northwest slope is pretty dense but the woods is still better than the road options. There was a very nice trail cut connecting the end of 9421N to the AZT on the northeast corner of the mountain. The next couple of miles allowed me to check off parts of two segments of the AZT in my continuing quest to never complete any of them. It was a little warm for Echo and I was hoping to get him some water at Mayflower, but it was very dry.

As a backup we took the short detour to Dairy Springs and replenished from one of the campground spigots. We soaked our shirts for the climb ahead and that made things much more pleasant. We ticked off the 8500 ft high point and enjoyed a beverage with a very hazy view looking north. Roads are boring, so we took the parallel ridge down, keeping to this pristine woodland. We surprised a couple of turkeys and Echo managed to encourage one of them to take to the sky. A majestic bird in flight.

75 at the summit. Mostly around 84 on the loop lower down. The reading hit 90 in the sun once. Low of 51 overnight.

This is an enjoyable area to combine some trail miles with some offtrail explorations.

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[ checklist ] Mayflower Spring

	Gravel Tank	51-75% full	51-75% full
	It's a tank in a lake!

	Mayflower Spring	Dry	Dry
	dusty

	Mud Spring Tank	1-25% full	1-25% full
	Keeping the local elk watered.

	Red Raspberry Tank	1-25% full	1-25% full
	Unappealing, probably even for wildlife!

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