Aspen Nature Loop Photoset • The_Eagle • 2025-08-07 • HikeArizona.COM

Aspen Nature Loop, AZ

	2025-08-07
	8 by The_Eagle

Aspen Nature Loop

Flagstaff, AZ

Aspen Nature Loop

Flagstaff, AZ

Hiking	1.96 Miles	326 AEG

Hiking	1.96 Miles	51 Mns		2.31 mph
	326 ft AEG		2 LBS Pack

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We were in Flagstaff for the day and had some time to kill, so we drove up to the Snowbowl area. The temperature at 3 p.m. as we turned off SR-180 onto Snowbowl Road (7,340 feet) was 91 degrees. The temperature in the nearly empty Lot 1 trailhead (9,365 feet) was a more comfortable 79 degrees. Breezes made this short loop even more pleasant. After completing the loop, I gave Deb the choice of driving down to Veit Springs (8,598 feet) for a hike, or up to the Agassiz Lodge (9,560 feet) for a barley pop and a cider. We were done hiking for the day.

Up next, pie at NiMarco's Pizza and then off to the Lowell Observatory for the evening. We'd never been before, so it was a late night observing the stars, learning about the solar system, and hearing the history behind the observatory. Once again, using our cultural passes, we saved $60!

It was a fun day.

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