Granite Mountain Loop Trail - MSPN Photoset • The_Eagle • 2026-01-03 • HikeArizona.COM

Granite Mountain Loop Trail - MSPN, AZ

	2026-01-03
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Granite Mountain Loop Trail - MSPN

Phoenix, AZ

Granite Mountain Loop Trail - MSPN

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	8.35 Miles	659 AEG

Hiking	8.35 Miles	2 Hrs 55 Mns		2.93 mph
	659 ft AEG	4 Mns Break	4 LBS Pack

Linked

linked

Bootlegger Trail - MSPN

Little Granite Mountain - McDowells

Coyote Canyon Loop - MSPN

Balanced Rock Trail - MSPN

Partners

partners

Tortoise_Hiker

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Denny was not able to join us for the pre NYE hike earlier this week, so we fashioned this one to keep our string of 15 years going.

We started with temps in the 40's, as the sun was rising in the orange sky. We did the CCW loop and saw very very people until the last 2 miles of the hike.

Everything that is normally brown is a lush green. The brittlebush is confused an is in full bloom. Also a smattering of Poppies, Lupine, Desert Globemallow, Penstemon are making an appearance.

We made a stop at the Balanced Rock area to check it out. Getting closer to the TH and later in the morning, the trail started getting busier with bikes, hikers and horses.

Good catching up with the Turtle again and keeping the string alive.

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Balanced Rock - MSP Little Granite Mountain - MSP North

Wildflowers Observation Moderate
The brittlebush thinks it's springtime. Some lupine, poppies and other assorted wildflowers.

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