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| no partners | | The plan was to do a run involving the Pedersen Trail. Got started from the Coldwater TH around 6:30. I started on the Coldwater, but took the Butterfield as soon as I came upon it. Both Coldwater and Butterfield would get me to the Pedersen in about the same time, but the Butterfield is a much nicer trail in my mind. The Butterfield ends at the Gadsden Trail which I took for about .5 miles to connect to the Pedersen. The Pedersen Trail is a tale of two trails. The eastern portion, twists and turns and interacts with the landscape. The southern and western portion is a straight, sandy road ](https://hikearizona.com/dex2/images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall") Luckily, I guess, around mile 6, my knee started acting up and I realized as I came upon the Homestead trail that my run was going to become a hike. The hike mentality allowed me to climb "Pedersen Hill" (this is not the actual name of the hill, but it is the only noticeable elevation change that the Pedersen Trail circumnavigates as it changes from a south to west direction and I've always eye-balled it as I jogged past in previous visits). Not much elevation to the hill, maybe a couple 100 ft., but it did provide decent views to the west and south. After that, I went back to the Homestead and took that to where it connects back into the Pedersen. I was only on the Pedersen for a short time as I took the Gadsden to the Coldwater and the Coldwater back to the TH. Tried to jog a couple of times on these later trails, but I could only go short distances before my knee started complaining. Weather was great. Clear skies, but cool and breezy. Didn't see anyone until I hit the Coldwater: 3 bikers, 2 horsemen and 1 hiker. No wildlife except for a jackrabbit. |
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, Connector, Park Ave back to the Community Park. Saw a group of 6 riders on my way back to the Iron Ranger near the end of my ride. Sun was warm and the breeze was brisk. Trails in the park look like there flagged for an upcoming running event.
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Dang it!) or anyone for that matter, except one lone, spunky little viper at the start. My expectations were met that these trails would probably be way more fun on a mountain bike. Reminded me a lot of the San Tan Mountain Regional or the Casa Grande Mountain Parks. Mostly flat desert with a bunch of sweeping turns. The eastern terminus of Homestead was a tease, especially after the constant uphill through all that monotonous desert, sand and a brisk headwind that didn't help. But wow! Corgett Wash looks as if it allows some great access to some of the craggy highpoints in this northwestern part of the range. Definitely will be back, especially if there are ways to get closer to the actual mountains with a wheeler and not have to hike all those filler miles.
I was coming around a corner in a wash and there under a tree stretched a good sized rattler. It was 80 degrees out. I figured snakes would be enjoying the sun, not avoiding it. Needless to say my cardio was done for the day. 
