Mormon Trail - South Mountain • Hike • Arizona • All Triplogs • HikeArizona.COM

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Photos 7,281
Triplogs 4,660

67 female

Joined Nov 17 2008
phoenix, az

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Aug 27 2025
		trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,660

Hiking	5.00 Miles	1,180 AEG

Hiking	5.00 Miles	1 Hour 34 Mns	3.19 mph
	1,180 ft AEG

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workout hike
crossed paths on mormon trail with @john10s and @tbonekathy - nice to see you both!

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hazhole

Aug 27 2025

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Routes 376
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40 male

Joined Mar 01 2018
Chandler, AZ

SoMo Hidden Valley Mormon Loop, AZ

Hiking		Aug 27 2025
		John10s • Triplogs 346

Hiking	10.31 Miles	2,283 AEG

Hiking	10.31 Miles	3 Hrs 17 Mns	3.19 mph
	2,283 ft AEG	3 Mns Break

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TboneKathy

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Started from Pima Canyon Trailhead around 6AM, and it was a cooler morning in the upper 70s, but still very humid. There were surprisingly few people out on a relatively nice morning for August. SoMo clearly got quite a bit of rain in the big storm on Monday--there were lots of little washouts along the trails and down in Pima Wash, a few remaining puddles with standing water, and millipedes enjoying the lingering moisture. Didn't see much wildlife but crossed paths with @trekkin_gecko on the way back up from Mormon Trailhead.

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[ checklist ] Millipede

Jul 12 2025

Guides 25
Routes 376
Photos 5,897
Triplogs 346

40 male

Joined Mar 01 2018
Chandler, AZ

SoMo Hidden Valley Mormon Loop, AZ

Hiking		Jul 12 2025
		John10s • Triplogs 346

Hiking	10.43 Miles	2,249 AEG

Hiking	10.43 Miles	3 Hrs 34 Mns	3.16 mph
	2,249 ft AEG	16 Mns Break

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TboneKathy

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Back to SoMo for another lap through Hidden Valley/Mormon, starting around 6AM. The trails weren't too busy, and it wasn't ridiculously hot but humid enough that I was sweating a lot. Not much to note out there today--saw a jackrabbit but no particularly interesting wildlife, and it was in the low 90s by the end.

Jul 09 2025

Guides 10
Routes 673
Photos 7,281
Triplogs 4,660

67 female

Joined Nov 17 2008
phoenix, az

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jul 09 2025
		trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,660

Hiking	5.00 Miles	1,180 AEG

Hiking	5.00 Miles	1 Hour 33 Mns	3.23 mph
	1,180 ft AEG

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workout hike
slow
already warm at 0620
not many people out which is nice

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hazhole

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Jul 04 2025

Guides 25
Routes 376
Photos 5,897
Triplogs 346

40 male

Joined Mar 01 2018
Chandler, AZ

SoMo Hidden Valley Mormon Loop, AZ

Hiking		Jul 04 2025
		John10s • Triplogs 346

Hiking	10.02 Miles	2,210 AEG

Hiking	10.02 Miles	3 Hrs 22 Mns	3.08 mph
	2,210 ft AEG	7 Mns Break

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TboneKathy

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We got out for a morning hike on the Fourth of July, starting around 6AM from Pima Canyon. It was in the upper 70s but a little humid as we got going, and there weren't many other people out there on the holiday enjoying the relatively cool weather. We stuck to the usual route through Hidden Valley we've done a lot recently, and the trails remained relatively quiet throughout. It was still only in the upper 80s when we finished ~9:30AM, so not a bad morning to be outside.

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Jun 28 2025

Guides 25
Routes 376
Photos 5,897
Triplogs 346

40 male

Joined Mar 01 2018
Chandler, AZ

SoMo Hidden Valley Mormon Loop, AZ

Hiking		Jun 28 2025
		John10s • Triplogs 346

Hiking	10.35 Miles	2,196 AEG

Hiking	10.35 Miles	3 Hrs 28 Mns	3.06 mph
	2,196 ft AEG	5 Mns Break

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TboneKathy

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It had been a while since I'd hiked with TboneKathy, so when she said she was heading to SoMo on Saturday morning, I told her I'd join and set an alarm even though sleeping in sounded very tempting. It had been ~6 weeks since we were at South Mountain together, and since our creativity apparently hasn't improved during that time, we defaulted to the same route we hiked often in the spring , through Hidden Valley and over toward Mormon Trailhead. Pretty typical day on the trails...medium-busy, toasty but not ridiculously hot for June, in the mid-90s when we finished around 9:30AM.

Jun 16 2025

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Routes 673
Photos 7,281
Triplogs 4,660

67 female

Joined Nov 17 2008
phoenix, az

Mormon to Harvester, AZ

Hiking		Jun 16 2025
		trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,660

Hiking	7.42 Miles	1,519 AEG

Hiking	7.42 Miles	2 Hrs 18 Mns	3.27 mph
	1,519 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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0700 start time at mormon trail
went west on national, up to the benchmark then to buena vista lookout
same way back
i've been avoiding hidden valley since i got stung by a bee right in the neck a few weeks ago
even though that bee is dead by now, there might be more bees

good hike, slightly different combo
saw a few hikers starting out on mormon trail but only mountain bikers on national then no one else
should be starting earlier, but wanted to see what the heat closure on mormon trail looked like
gate to parking lot was closed, my car was the only one left
it would be very easy to park in the street and hike
no enforcement
saw one chuckwalla far away
lots of doves snacking on saguaro fruit

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hazhole

May 08 2025

Guides 25
Routes 376
Photos 5,897
Triplogs 346

40 male

Joined Mar 01 2018
Chandler, AZ

SoMo Hidden Valley Mormon Loop, AZ

Hiking		May 08 2025
		John10s • Triplogs 346

Hiking	10.10 Miles	2,166 AEG

Hiking	10.10 Miles	3 Hrs 10 Mns	3.28 mph
	2,166 ft AEG	5 Mns Break

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TboneKathy

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I had another slow morning at work, and TBK mentioned she was going for a hike at SoMo, so I tagged along. The clouds and cool temperatures from earlier in the week were gone, but the trails were still relatively quiet. We looped through Hidden Valley, over to Mormon Trailhead, then returned via Javelina Canyon. Nothing too interesting on this one, but good to get out again this week. A little warm by the end, but not too bad.

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Apr 23 2025

Guides 25
Routes 376
Photos 5,897
Triplogs 346

40 male

Joined Mar 01 2018
Chandler, AZ

SoMo Hidden Valley Mormon Loop, AZ

Hiking		Apr 23 2025
		John10s • Triplogs 346

Hiking	10.00 Miles	2,173 AEG

Hiking	10.00 Miles	3 Hrs 16 Mns	3.13 mph
	2,173 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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TboneKathy

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Joined TboneKathy for a morning SoMo hike with no particular route in mind when we started. I went up Marcos de Niza, then we took National to Hidden Valley and down to Mormon TH and back up. We looped back on Javelina, and I returned via Marcos de Niza. Relatively quiet on the trails today with very few mountain bikers out. The ocotillo blooms are slowing down, but more saguaro flowers than last week. Didn't see any snakes or interesting wildlife, but the Horseback Hike Patrol made another appearance today. Ended up unintentionally hitting exactly 10.00 miles...very precise outcome for aimless wandering.

Apr 23 2025

chumley

Guides 94
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Photos 22,055
Triplogs 1,993

52 male

Joined Sep 18 2002
Tempe, AZ

Geronimorman, AZ

Hiking		Apr 23 2025
		chumley • Triplogs 1,993

Hiking	7.34 Miles	1,389 AEG

Hiking	7.34 Miles	2 Hrs 28 Mns	3.02 mph
	1,389 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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Hadn't been on Geronimo for SEVEN YEARS!

Such an enjoyable track. Should try to hit this one again before 2030.

Visited the lookout spur near the top of Geronimo. Not sure I've been to that one before. Seems unlikely that I haven't though. Nice city views from up there.

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Apr 15 2025

LindaAnn

Guides 110
Routes 2,246
Photos 8,982
Triplogs 2,600

45 female

Joined Dec 24 2007
Ahwatukee, AZ

Geronimo - Mormon loop, AZ

Hiking		Apr 15 2025
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,600

Hiking	7.43 Miles	1,530 AEG

Hiking	7.43 Miles	2 Hrs 43 Mns	2.91 mph
	1,530 ft AEG	10 Mns Break

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	John10s	The_Eagle
	trekkin_gecko

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Kelly organized a group hike utilizing some of the SoMo trails I don’t get a chance to hike very often. I was a few minutes late meeting up with her, Bruce, and John, thanks to annoying traffic between my daughter’s school and the trailhead. It’s been so long since I’ve hiked with Bruce, he wasn’t sure I still existed. Or maybe he just forgot who I am. We got started up Geronimo a few minutes after 0730. Occasional shade helped the climb feel less terrible.

At the Buena Vista lot up top, we debated our route options while staying within time constraints. Headed east on National, first making a side trip to the benchmark, then continued east to Mormon. Headed down Mormon trail, which I’ve not been on in quite a while. Saw one Speckled rattler, which John and I had passed without noticicing it, so we had to backtrack when Bruce hollered for us. Small one, curled up in the shade. After that, it was a quick walk through the neighborhood back to the cars.

Nice mirning for a workout hike, and good to hike with Kelly, Bruce, and John again!

Fauna

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[ checklist ] Speckled Rattlesnake

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Apr 15 2025

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Routes 673
Photos 7,281
Triplogs 4,660

67 female

Joined Nov 17 2008
phoenix, az

Geronimo - Mormon loop, AZ

Hiking		Apr 15 2025
		trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,660

Hiking	7.43 Miles	1,530 AEG

Hiking	7.43 Miles	2 Hrs 43 Mns	2.91 mph
	1,530 ft AEG	10 Mns Break

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arranged a local hike with linda, then we invited a few more miscreants
bruce and 10s showed up at geronimo at 0730 and we got going soon after
linda set a good pace up geronimo
at bv lookout, we debated on options
went up to harvester benchmark and back to national, then east to mormon trail and down
finished on the streets
bruce and i crossed paths with a gal on mormon who saw a snake
we chased it around and took a few photos
linda and john came back to see it
we made sure the gal got safely past it
not everyone considers a rattlesnake sighting a photo op
good to hike with everyone, hadn't seen bruce in awhile
thanks, y'all!
*copied linda's stats - mine were close, and i'm lazy

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hazhole

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Apr 15 2025

The_Eagle

Guides 41
Routes 1,626
Photos 14,983
Triplogs 2,762

69 male

Joined Jan 20 2009
Far NE Phoenix,

Geronimo - Mormon loop, AZ

Hiking		Apr 15 2025
		The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,762

Hiking	7.58 Miles	1,492 AEG

Hiking	7.58 Miles	2 Hrs 47 Mns		2.93 mph
	1,492 ft AEG	12 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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	trekkin_gecko

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Kelly through out an invite, for me to drive across the valley in rush hour traffic. When Denny and Chums backed out, I was in. She failed to tell me that the master of scrambled photos was joining, but it was too late, I was already there.

Up Geronimo with quite a bit in the shade and sporadic clouds. It's a steady climb to the Harvester benchmark. We took a group Fliver formation photo at the benchmark and started down to hit National and then Mormon. By the time we hit Mormon, we'd seen a handful of bikers and hikers.

On Mormon we ran into more people and a Speckled Rattler. Kelly, Linda and John were in 7th heaven and just about wet themselves. It was starting to warm up a bit as we finished (or as Linda says,surface of the moon hot.)

Nice seeing the gang again and catching up. It's been awhile.

Fauna

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[ checklist ] Speckled Rattlesnake

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Apr 15 2025

Guides 25
Routes 376
Photos 5,897
Triplogs 346

40 male

Joined Mar 01 2018
Chandler, AZ

Geronimo - Mormon Loop, AZ

Hiking		Apr 15 2025
		John10s • Triplogs 346

Hiking	7.72 Miles	1,611 AEG

Hiking	7.72 Miles	2 Hrs 41 Mns	3.05 mph
	1,611 ft AEG	9 Mns Break

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The four of us met at 7:30AM, my first time starting from Geronimo in nearly seven years. Nice clouds this morning and quite a bit of shade on the way up to Buena Vista. With the unfortunate Fliver news recently going HAZ-public, we decided to hike up to the Harvester benchmark, where we posed for a group photo in his honor, then backtracked to National and looped over toward Mormon.

We ended up with a two-snake hike...Kelly and I saw a small non-rattlesnake along National, then we all saw a speckled rattler on Mormon that someone pointed out to Bruce and Kelly. Coincidentally, Kelly's wish at the beginning of the hike was to see a speckled rattler. Her ability to manifest wishes into reality is impressive (Kelly, I could use some winning lotto numbers, hint hint). We continued down to Mormon TH, then walked through the neighborhoods back to the starting point.

Nice weather, just starting to get warm at the end, and a fun start to the day. Great to see everyone and chat again, and most importantly, I got to hear the The Eagle's side of the story in the ongoing 10s photo sequencing controversy of 2024-25. Now I don't know who to believe!!

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Culture

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[ checklist ] Benchmark

Apr 06 2025

KingLeonidas

Guides 33
Routes 286
Photos 445
Triplogs 251

35 male

Joined Oct 23 2017
Tempe

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Apr 06 2025
		KingLeonidas • Triplogs 251

Hiking	10.09 Miles	1,521 AEG

Hiking	10.09 Miles	2 Hrs 7 Mns	4.92 mph
	1,521 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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Did Mormon trail with Victoria for the first time in a while. It was good to get back into hiking shape but tough to get away for long enough to do a hike.

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Apr 03 2025

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40 male

Joined Mar 01 2018
Chandler, AZ

SoMo Ridgeline Mormon Loop, AZ

Hiking		Apr 03 2025
		John10s • Triplogs 346

Hiking	9.64 Miles	1,885 AEG

Hiking	9.64 Miles	3 Hrs 30 Mns	2.75 mph
	1,885 ft AEG

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TboneKathy

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Back to SoMo again for the second straight morning...TboneKathy mentioned she was going hiking, and I wasn't going to pass up an opportunity to take advantage of another cool morning. We hiked a counter-clockwise loop up Ridgeline/Javelina Canyon, with a spur down to Mormon Trailhead, then came back through Hidden Valley. Another hazy day and a little busier on the trails than yesterday, but the temperature was great. The ocotillos are blooming nicely, but nothing too unusual about the hike other than some Amish(?) hikers with smart phones...that's a new one.

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Apr 01 2025

garyc57

Routes 69
Photos 454
Triplogs 112

68 male

Joined Mar 20 2010
Mesa, AZ

South Mountain Mormon Loop, AZ

Hiking		Apr 01 2025
		garyc57 • Triplogs 112

Hiking	5.28 Miles	597 AEG

Hiking	5.28 Miles	2 Hrs 50 Mns		2.16 mph
	597 ft AEG	23 Mns Break	10 LBS Pack

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We (Ember and I) got out early - about 15 minutes before sunrise. It was a cool, cloudy morning, with a slight breeze - great for hiking.

A couple of years ago, my sister and I tried to hike this loop clockwise, and I died just before the summit. Queasy stomach, shaky legs, etc. (I blame the double red blood donation from the previous day!)

The week before Easter, my sister, @neight33, and my son @AZPopeye93, are hiking this full loop. This time we'll do it counter-clockwise (anti-clockwise for our friends across the pond!)

Today was just an attempt to make sure I can do it. We hiked up to the summit - the junction of the Mormon Trail with the Mormon Loop Trail.

From there, we turned around and hiked back the way we came. A lovely day. Lots of nice people on the trail. I really enjoyed getting out.

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Mar 27 2025

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40 male

Joined Mar 01 2018
Chandler, AZ

SoMo Double De Niza DeLight, AZ

Hiking		Mar 27 2025
		John10s • Triplogs 346

Hiking	10.22 Miles	1,999 AEG

Hiking	10.22 Miles	3 Hrs 35 Mns	2.91 mph
	1,999 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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Got out for another mid-week morning hike--a good excuse to miss an unnecessary meeting at work. I pushed the limits of my creativity and followed the same route I did last week, but started a little earlier this time and was on Marcos de Niza for the sunrise. We went through Hidden Valley, then down to Mormon Trailhead before looping back on Javelina Canyon, with some short petroglyph detours.

On the way back, a diamondback crossed the trail, the first snake I've seen this season...fittingly, just in time for the D-Backs opening day. More interesting than the snake was the (over)reaction of a hiker who approached and started freaking out: "Oh no! @*&% no!! I've lived here 20 years and never seen a rattlesnake!" Well, she has now

. I couldn't tell if she was scared, excited, or both, but she started taking pictures. Overall, a moderately busy day on the trails, lots of blooming ocotillo, and nice weather in the morning as it starts to cool off for the weekend.

Fauna

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[ checklist ] Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Mar 23 2025

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Routes 673
Photos 7,281
Triplogs 4,660

67 female

Joined Nov 17 2008
phoenix, az

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Mar 23 2025
		trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,660

Hiking	5.00 Miles	1,180 AEG

Hiking	5.00 Miles	1 Hour 30 Mns	3.33 mph
	1,180 ft AEG

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this was my favorite workout hike for years, but it's now way too busy
got there at 0700 and got the last spot in the parking lot
lots of people on the trails and parking was overflowing down euclid and 24th street when i finished
better on a weekday

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Mar 21 2025

Guides 25
Routes 376
Photos 5,897
Triplogs 346

40 male

Joined Mar 01 2018
Chandler, AZ

SoMo Double De Niza DeLight, AZ

Hiking		Mar 21 2025
		John10s • Triplogs 346

Hiking	10.41 Miles	2,004 AEG

Hiking	10.41 Miles	3 Hrs 30 Mns	3.00 mph
	2,004 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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