Guadalupe Ridge - AKA Midlife Crisis / Scott • Hike • Arizona • All Triplogs • HikeArizona.COM

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68 male

Joined Mar 16 2008
chandler,az

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Dec 03 2025
		johnlp • Triplogs 5,236

Hiking	8.56 Miles	1,922 AEG

Hiking	8.56 Miles	2 Hrs 41 Mns	3.23 mph
	1,922 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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Cool and breezy mid-morning start. Lots of erosion from the rains, but also a lot of new plant growth and flowers appearing. Early for wildflowers. Should be a good year especially if we get some more rain before the ground dries out. Brittlebush and creosote blooming as well.
Only saw three mountain bikers. Rare since the pandemic.
Good day.

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Dec 02 2025

Mike_Fels

Routes 17
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77 male

Joined Jan 07 2010
Chandler, AZ

Chihuahua Ridge Trail, AZ

Hiking		Dec 02 2025
		Mike_Fels • Triplogs 513

Hiking	7.01 Miles	1,630 AEG

Hiking	7.01 Miles	2 Hrs 53 Mns	2.43 mph
	1,630 ft AEG

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Desert Classic Trail

Beverly-Pima Connector - South Mountain

Beverly Canyon Trail

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After a couple years of light hiking, I have decided to try to get back into doing it on a regular basis. This was my third hike in the last 10 days. Now I have to work on getting the length back to normal. Luckily SM is close by.

The thing that bugs me is all the trail names being changed in eastern SM. For example, there is no more Beverly Canyon on the trail signage, it's now part of the Pima Canyon Loop. Though there are pieces of the Beverly-Pima Connector spread around. Makes no sense. Oh well...

Another beautiful day to be out. Very few people on the trails.

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Nov 17 2025

LindaAnn

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45 female

Joined Dec 24 2007
Ahwatukee, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Nov 17 2025
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,676

Hiking	5.92 Miles	1,214 AEG

Hiking	5.92 Miles	2 Hrs 51 Mns	2.10 mph
	1,214 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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Got started from Pima Canyon around 0830. Up Marcos, then up Guadalupe Ridge. Dropped down to Hidden Valley at Fat Man’s Pass, then stayed in the wash down to the dirt road. Recent rain has the vegetation growing like crazy. I need to remember to bring some clippers next time I’m hiking the wash. Finished on the road, which I basically the Walmart of hiking trails, but I ignored the nonsense. Nice weather, but I was hoping for more clouds.

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Brittlebush is flowering in a few spots

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Nov 05 2025

Young Man Trail - South Mountain

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52 male

Joined Sep 18 2002
Tempe, AZ

Beaver Somo, AZ

Hiking		Nov 05 2025
		chumley • Triplogs 2,021

Hiking	3.46 Miles	995 AEG

Hiking	3.46 Miles	1 Hour 29 Mns	2.44 mph
	995 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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Desert Classic Trail

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Just looking to stretch my legs on a short evening jaunt. Had no idea it was a full super beaver moon, nor had I really looked at the high clouds ahead of time and seen that sunset coming.

A coyote sauntered along the tukee lowlands as I approached the climb. Later, up on the ridge, a pair of them crossed the trail and paused to watch me curiously from about 20 yards. It was too dark for a clear photo. Finally, I came to an abrupt stop as I spotted a pretty wdb in the middle of the trail set up waiting for dinner to pass within reach. It never flinched, but was probably happy that I opted to step around it.

Sometime, I'm gonna have to hit up the Secret Trail and Chihuahua Ridge sometime. Google bot's been crawling random blogs again! lol

Otherwise an uneventful walk in the park.

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Sep 21 2025

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68 male

Joined Mar 16 2008
chandler,az

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Sep 21 2025
		johnlp • Triplogs 5,236

Hiking	8.56 Miles	1,922 AEG

Hiking	8.56 Miles	2 Hrs 42 Mns	3.23 mph
	1,922 ft AEG	3 Mns Break

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Still warm and moist! Lots of mountain bikers out there. Creosote in bloom.

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Aug 29 2025

trekkin_gecko

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67 female

Joined Nov 17 2008
phoenix, az

Marcos - Guadalupe, AZ

Hiking		Aug 29 2025
		trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,749

Hiking	8.45 Miles	2,253 AEG

Hiking	8.45 Miles	3 Hrs	2.83 mph
	2,253 ft AEG	1 Min Break

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up and back from pima at 0530
some rain this morning made the trails damp
overcast until we turned around
this hike is always a challenge for me
na beers in the ramada after
thanks, john

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hazhole

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Aug 29 2025

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68 male

Joined Mar 16 2008
chandler,az

Marcos - Guadalupe, AZ

Hiking		Aug 29 2025
		johnlp • Triplogs 5,236

Hiking	8.45 Miles	2,253 AEG

Hiking	8.45 Miles	3 Hrs	2.88 mph
	2,253 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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Early start with a bit of light rain. Good workout hike. Thanks Kelly!

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Jul 20 2025

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68 male

Joined Mar 16 2008
chandler,az

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jul 20 2025
		johnlp • Triplogs 5,236

Hiking	8.56 Miles	1,922 AEG

Hiking	8.56 Miles	2 Hrs 35 Mns	3.34 mph
	1,922 ft AEG	1 Min Break

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Nice overcast morning. Lots of folks out enjoying the relatively cool day. Pretty sunrise.

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May 29 2025

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52 male

Joined Sep 18 2002
Tempe, AZ

SoMoRning, AZ

Hiking		May 29 2025
		chumley • Triplogs 2,021

Hiking	5.86 Miles	1,270 AEG

Hiking	5.86 Miles	2 Hrs 11 Mns	2.70 mph
	1,270 ft AEG	1 Min Break

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Young Man Trail - South Mountain

Pima Wash - South Mountain

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Took advantage of cloud cover to enjoy a morning jaunt in the desert. Saw a benchmark on the map and went over to look for it. I was a little surprised to find it intact. Headed down Hidden Valley all the way for the first time in a hot minute. Always a pleasure in there.

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May 14 2025

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68 male

Joined Mar 16 2008
chandler,az

Pima to Benchmark, AZ

Hiking		May 14 2025
		johnlp • Triplogs 5,236

Hiking	11.28 Miles	2,096 AEG

Hiking	11.28 Miles	3 Hrs 29 Mns	3.29 mph
	2,096 ft AEG	3 Mns Break

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Hidden Valley via Pima Canyon

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Harvester benchmark. Saw a few hummingbirds and a bunny. Tender achilles tendon.

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May 13 2025

LindaAnn

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45 female

Joined Dec 24 2007
Ahwatukee, AZ

Hidden Valley via Pima Canyon

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		May 13 2025
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,676

Hiking	6.65 Miles	1,595 AEG

Hiking	6.65 Miles	2 Hrs 26 Mns	2.79 mph
	1,595 ft AEG	3 Mns Break

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Javelina Canyon Trail

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chumley

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Another evening hike with HAZ’s most blocked member. Got started from Pima Canyon and promptly got lost in the parking lot as we decided what exactly we wanted to hike. Chumley not only put together a loop that had us blinded by the late afternoon sun, but somehow managed to seemingly feel like it was uphill 90% of the time. Impressive really. I whined accordingly.

We made our way west on Beacon Hill, Ridgeline, and Mormon Loop/Javelina Canyon. Warm, but a strong breeze kept things comfortable. After Mormon, we went through the tunnel end of Hidden Valley, then up past the crosses to Guadalupe Ridge. Three crosses now, large wood ones, two look newer than the third. Temps cooled nicely after the sun set. East on the Ridge, then finished up on Marcos De Niza.

Nice evening. Good workout. And an abundance of topics for us both to find plenty to complain about.

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May 13 2025

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52 male

Joined Sep 18 2002
Tempe, AZ

Mormon Marcos Loop, AZ

Hiking		May 13 2025
		chumley • Triplogs 2,021

Hiking	6.88 Miles	1,482 AEG

Hiking	6.88 Miles	2 Hrs 26 Mns	2.83 mph
	1,482 ft AEG

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Javelina Canyon Trail

Hidden Valley via Pima Canyon

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Went counterclockwise and it was awful. Ridgeline and Mormon are awful. Guadalupe and Marcos have tons more uphill than they should. Go the other way.

Removed a couple of painted rocks. Did you know if you wipe "love" into toilet paper with your poop, you can leave it wherever you want? It's not trash if there's a positive message on it!

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May 09 2025

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68 male

Joined Mar 16 2008
chandler,az

Two Peaks, AZ

Hiking		May 09 2025
		johnlp • Triplogs 5,236

Hiking	8.90 Miles	2,072 AEG

Hiking	8.90 Miles	2 Hrs 37 Mns	3.51 mph
	2,072 ft AEG	5 Mns Break

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Normal route including Two Peaks and Hidden Valley.
Two flats (yesterday), Two Peaks, two snakes!

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Apr 18 2025

trekkin_gecko

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67 female

Joined Nov 17 2008
phoenix, az

Marcos - Guadalupe, AZ

Hiking		Apr 18 2025
		trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,749

Hiking	8.45 Miles	2,253 AEG

Hiking	8.45 Miles	2 Hrs 59 Mns	2.85 mph
	2,253 ft AEG	1 Min Break

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met john at pima at 0530
marcos de niza and guadalupe ridge to the intersection with national
we split up from there: john to get double digits and me returning the same way
haven't gone west to east in years, so i wanted to do that
also a little tired of the other return options
trying to upgrade my degree of difficulty in general
this fit
pima was packed when we finished
we drank our na beers in a ramada so people wouldn't stare at us wanting our parking spot

thanks john!

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hazhole

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Apr 18 2025

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68 male

Joined Mar 16 2008
chandler,az

Marcos - Guadalupe, AZ

Hiking		Apr 18 2025
		johnlp • Triplogs 5,236

Hiking	11.38 Miles	2,355 AEG

Hiking	11.38 Miles	3 Hrs 17 Mns	3.54 mph
	2,355 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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Corona de Loma Trail

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Hiked Marcos and Gudalupe Ridge with Kelly, then Corona de Loma to the saddle and back on National/Mormon Loop etc. Nice and cool with a little breeze.
Lots of people out and parking lot full when we finished.
Thanks Kelly!

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Apr 16 2025

LindaAnn

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45 female

Joined Dec 24 2007
Ahwatukee, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Apr 16 2025
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,676

Hiking	6.62 Miles	1,300 AEG

Hiking	6.62 Miles	2 Hrs 18 Mns	2.94 mph
	1,300 ft AEG	3 Mns Break

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Got started from Pima Canyon at 1800. Chumley and I hadn’t decided which trails we wanted to do, so we headed up Marcos to decide from there. Warm, but some shade. Abundant whining. Continued up Guadalupe Ridge, then dropped into Hidden Valley at Fat Mans Pass. After Hidden Valley we came down Mormon Loop, then finished on the dirt road. Pleasant enough temps by the finish. Good workout hike, and fun to grab a quick evening hike with Chumley before temps get too warm.

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Apr 16 2025

John10s

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41 male

Joined Mar 01 2018
Chandler, AZ

SoMo San Gabriel - Young - Guadalupe, AZ

Hiking		Apr 16 2025
		John10s • Triplogs 381

Hiking	7.72 Miles	1,911 AEG

Hiking	7.72 Miles	3 Hrs 12 Mns	2.48 mph
	1,911 ft AEG	5 Mns Break

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Young Man Trail - South Mountain

Desert Classic Trail

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TboneKathy

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TboneKathy mentioned she was going to SoMo for an early hike, and I was happy to have an excuse to get out again and tagged along. She'd never been on any of the trails south of Guadalupe Ridge, so we went down San Gabriel, hiked a little on Desert Classic, then up Young Man--all new ones for her. We dropped down into Hidden Valley from the ridge and looped back from there. Pleasant morning, just a little warm at the end. Saw a horseback rider on the return to the trailhead, and the Pima parking lot was getting some new lines painted as we finished up.

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Apr 16 2025

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52 male

Joined Sep 18 2002
Tempe, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Apr 16 2025
		chumley • Triplogs 2,021

Hiking	6.78 Miles	1,249 AEG

Hiking	6.78 Miles	2 Hrs 19 Mns	2.93 mph
	1,249 ft AEG

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Mercifully not-so-quick night loop starting an hour before sunset on a 92 degree day. Mostly shaded which helped. Even a little breeze later on. Nobody else out there beyond the initial Marcos climb and a single biker on the Pima road. A guy living in his truck in the parking lot seems to be set up for eviction.

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Apr 04 2025

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68 male

Joined Mar 16 2008
chandler,az

Pima to Benchmark, AZ

Hiking		Apr 04 2025
		johnlp • Triplogs 5,236

Hiking	11.28 Miles	2,096 AEG

Hiking	11.28 Miles	2 Hrs 54 Mns	3.93 mph
	2,096 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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Clouds obscured any possible sunrise but also kept the death orb at bay for quite some time. Low temps will be ending soon.
Not many people on the trails for a Friday.
Good workout.

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Mar 26 2025

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52 male

Joined Sep 18 2002
Tempe, AZ

Somorning, AZ

Hiking		Mar 26 2025
		chumley • Triplogs 2,021

Hiking	3.86 Miles	767 AEG

Hiking	3.86 Miles	1 Hour 22 Mns	2.82 mph
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