Mesquite Canyon Trail - White Tank Mountains Photoset • mt98dew • 2026-04-08 • HikeArizona.COM

Mesquite Canyon Trail - White Tank Mountains, AZ

	2026-04-08
	2 by mt98dew

Mesquite Canyon Trail - White Tank Mountains

Phoenix, AZ

Mesquite Canyon Trail - White Tank Mountains

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	10.07 Miles	1,962 AEG

Hiking	10.07 Miles	2 Hrs 44 Mns	3.68 mph
	1,962 ft AEG

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Early morning hike at the White Tanks…..though not as early as I would like. The park is still on winter hours so they don’t open their gates until 6am. Sadly, this means I am getting on the trail with the sun cresting the horizon. Ah well, I need my vitamin C. Started from the Mesquite TH and hiked up to the Willow juncture. Took that up to the Ford Trail and used that to reconnect to the back end of the Mesquite. Pretty much from there it is all down hill. Really enjoy the interior part of the Mesquite. Plays nicely with the mountain with a gradual incline. Had the trails to myself until I started my return journey. Encountered 11 hikers, almost all after I had passed the Willow juncture on my return. Tons of lizards today. Almost stepped on three of them as they fled along the trail. Also saw a rabbit and a couple of chipmunks.

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