Coldwater Trail - Estrella Mtn RP • Hike • Arizona • All Triplogs • HikeArizona.COM

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Bagels EMRP, AZ

Mtn Biking		Aug 24 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	10.70 Miles	720 AEG

Mtn Biking	10.70 Miles	1 Hour 49 Mns		8.03 mph
	720 ft AEG	29 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Joined the Bagel Bunch (Doug, Danny, Jane, Joseph, Ken, Venjo) for a ride on Estrella Mountain Regional Park trails this morning. Crazy hazy, hot, and humid, and sunny! Started on Rainbow Valley and did a clockwise loop using Dysart, Butterfield, Gadsden, and Coldwater back to Dysart and Rainbow Valley. No drama on this week's ride. Saw 1 trail runner.

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Aug 17 2025

Park Ave Trail - Estrella Foothills

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Pirate Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Aug 17 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	13.30 Miles	876 AEG

Mtn Biking	13.30 Miles	2 Hrs 20 Mns		8.77 mph
	876 ft AEG	49 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Crossover Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

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Been a while since I got to ride with the Bagel Bunch. Today 8 of us set off from Estrella Foothills Community Park on Pirate trails Park Ave over to the EMRP Iron Ranger, into the park on Crossover, Pedersen to Toothaker, briefly on Gadsden, north on Coldwater, west on Dysart, a bit on Rainbow Valley, back over to the Pirate trails, Pirate's Cove, Black Jack, Jumpline, and Sunrise back to the Community Park. We had a tire that refused to hold air until we put a tube in it, a broken off pedal, and a big crash on the Jumpline trail. 100% of the starting riders finished today

Wow, it was humid and hot in the sun. Saw a couple of hikers in EMRP.

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Jul 26 2025

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Desert Rose Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Jul 26 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	18.40 Miles	1,552 AEG

Mtn Biking	18.40 Miles	2 Hrs 32 Mns		7.56 mph
	1,552 ft AEG	6 Mns Break	9 LBS Pack

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Estrella Competitive Track

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Took the fat bike over to EMRP for a ride this morning. Parked at Navy and crossed the street to Horseshoe trail over to the Rodeo Grounds and picked up Butterfield, then clockwise on Gadsden, Desert Rose to the service road to catch the end of the Competitive Track Long Loop, took the road from the Comp Track to the Desert Rose trailhead, up the hill and back to Gadsden, southwest to Coldwater to the Rodeo Grounds and Horseshoe back to the parking area. Sun was hot on my back this morning. Saw a pair of bike riders on Gadsden, 3 hikers on Toothaker at the Rodeo Grounds, and 4 trail runners on Desert Rose. Trails were all in good shape. Super tired when I got back to the van. Entrance station was unmanned again today. MCSO was on patrol when I was pulling in at 7am.

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Mar 26 2025

Horseshoe Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Pedersen Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Mar 26 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	18.20 Miles	1,297 AEG

Mtn Biking	18.20 Miles	2 Hrs 14 Mns		8.60 mph
	1,297 ft AEG	7 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Quail Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

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Took the fat bike over to EMRP this morning to go deep into the park and hit some of that sweet Pedersen sand. Started from the Navy south parking area under a nice canopy of clouds and hit Horseshoe, Toothaker, Butterfield, Gadsden, Pedersen (clockwise), Toothaker (south), Gadsden (east), Coldwater, Toothaker, and back on Horseshoe. First time going all the way down the Pedersen sand shoot. I was able to keep up great speed, but the washboard nearly ripped my arms off on the full rigid fat bike. Stopped to chat a bit with two pairs of mountain bikers. Had to get around 2 hikers who couldn't hear me calling to them over their ear buds, gosh.

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Mar 15 2025

pseudalpine

Guides 59
Routes 1,100
Photos 1,191
Triplogs 1,290

male

Joined Jan 01 2023
Arizona

E M R P, AZ

Hiking		Mar 15 2025
		pseudalpine • Triplogs 1,290

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Horseshoe Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

Maricopa Trail - Estrellas to PIR

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Oct 31 2024

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Halloween Slasher Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Oct 31 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	14.30 Miles	1,102 AEG

Mtn Biking	14.30 Miles	2 Hrs 10 Mns		8.50 mph
	1,102 ft AEG	29 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Another brunch ride. Got to the Estrella Mountain Regional Park entrance a little after 10am and found it closed. A road paint striping crew was laying down some new lines on the park roads and caused a major traffic jam (me and one other vehicle). Go to the rodeo grounds and was surprised to see a whole bunch of cars. Good for them! Worked my way to Butterfield via the short connector. Love the hard climbs on Butterfield! Then Gadsden to Pedersen. The cholla cactus fields along the trail are in a sorry state

Took the Homestead shortcut back to west Pedersen. Homestead wasn't a sandy as I was expecting, that was nice. Tore a knob off my rear tire which promptly went flat. Thought I might be able to nurse it back to the trailhead by wrapping it with a cable tie. That solution lasted all of a half mile before I was pulling the wheel and installing a tube. Uneventful 5 miles back to the Rodeo grounds. Saw one couple hiking, twice, at the beginning and end of my loop. Went to West Phoenix Trek store and picked up a new tire. Got home and fully serviced the bike. All ready for the next ride. Oh yeah, the wife made shoofly pie today, so I got that going for me

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Sep 28 2024

Park Ave Trail - Estrella Foothills

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP from EFHS, AZ

Mtn Biking		Sep 28 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	13.20 Miles	914 AEG

Mtn Biking	13.20 Miles	1 Hour 54 Mns		8.80 mph
	914 ft AEG	24 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Crossover Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

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Met up with the Bagel Bunch (Doug, Jane, Nick) this morning for a ride into Estrella Mountain Regional Park from Estrella Foothills High School. We made a lasso loop clockwise starting on Park Ave, Crossover, Pedersen, Toothaker, Gadsden, Coldwater, Dysart, Butterfield, Gadsden, Toothaker, Pedersen, Crossover, and Park Ave. Saw a number of hikers and bikers out on the trails this morning.

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Aug 30 2024

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Gadsden Desert Rose Coldwater Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Aug 30 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	15.50 Miles	1,390 AEG

Mtn Biking	15.50 Miles	2 Hrs 7 Mns		7.75 mph
	1,390 ft AEG	7 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Got a late start, 6:45. Nice cloud cover felt cool, but not for long! Parked at the Rodeo Grounds and did a clockwise loop, tiny bit on Toothaker to Butterfield, Gadsden, out and back on Desert Rose (cactus down across trail at the top), Gadsden, Coldwater back to Rodeo Grounds. I was thinking of taking Toothaker back, but I was tired and it was getting hot. Saw 3 bikers, including my Bagel buddy Ken G on Desert Rose.

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Jul 21 2024

Park Ave Trail - Estrella Foothills

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Bagel EMRP Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Jul 21 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	16.30 Miles	955 AEG

Mtn Biking	16.30 Miles	2 Hrs 33 Mns		8.81 mph
	955 ft AEG	42 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Crossover Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

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Met up with the Bagel Bunch (Doug, Jenn, Joseph, Venjo) for a loop through Estrella Mountain Regional Park. Saw some bikers and hikers out on the park trails. Steamy with no cloud cover this morning.

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May 31 2024

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Rainbow Toothaker Coldwater Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		May 31 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	9.10 Miles	938 AEG

Mtn Biking	9.10 Miles	1 Hour 32 Mns		7.09 mph
	938 ft AEG	15 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Picked up my neighbor Craig this morning for a ride in Estrella Mountain Regional Park. We got delayed by a car fire on 143rd Ave and Indian Springs, just on the other side of the barbed wire fence from the interior park road. Called 911 and waited for emergency crews to arrive. Continued to the Rodeo grounds to start our ride on Rainbow Valley, to Toothaker south to Gadsden, east to Coldwater, and then north back to the Rodeo grounds. Lots of climbing this morning. Saw a decent sized group of hikers on Rainbow Valley and then a pair on Coldwater. Stopped in the Nature Center on the way out and saw that their tarantula recently moulted, pretty cool.

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Apr 06 2024

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Tooth Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Apr 06 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	13.30 Miles	1,448 AEG

Mtn Biking	13.30 Miles	1 Hour 50 Mns		7.53 mph
	1,448 ft AEG	4 Mns Break	7 LBS Pack

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I was moving pretty slow this morning, but once I munched down on some tasty Pillsbury Toaster Strudel, I felt a strong urge to do some climbing. Drove over to Estrella Mountain Regional Park Rodeo Grounds and jumped on Rainbow Valley trail. Took that all the way to Toothaker, then south to Gadsden for just a bit, north on the freshly graded Coldwater trail, east on Dysart, south on Butterfield back to Gadsden, east to Flycatcher, back on Gadsden to Butterfield back to the Rodeo Grounds. Saw bunches of hikers, and the cutest father/young son out on bikes cheering me on

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Jan 16 2024

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Big Question Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Jan 16 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	11.10 Miles	1,175 AEG

Mtn Biking	11.10 Miles	1 Hour 36 Mns		7.24 mph
	1,175 ft AEG	4 Mns Break	7 LBS Pack

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Lunch ride at EMRP today. Rainbow Valley hills have been cleaned up a bit with a bunch of new water bars. First time riding southbound on Coldwater, the rocks weren't as bad as I was expecting. Saw loads of hikers, 6 bikers, and a pair of horseback riders.

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Jan 04 2024

mt98dew

Guides 69
Routes 37
Photos 3,010
Triplogs 2,387

55 male

Joined Oct 24 2010
Phoenix,Az

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jan 04 2024
		mt98dew • Triplogs 2,387

Hiking	6.33 Miles	580 AEG

Hiking	6.33 Miles	1 Hour 27 Mns	4.37 mph
	580 ft AEG

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Early morning hike in the Estrellas. Got to the TH a little after 6am. I went in in the Coldwater and the a brief stint on the Gadsden before taking the Butterfield back. I started off in the dark. The Coldwater starts off as a road, so I was able to enjoy the predawn skies without a light. Lucky enough to catch a falling star. Used a light to make the passage between the hills. It’s a little rockier in that section so the light came in handy. Got passed by a quad. It looked like the park service was heading in to do some work on the Pedersen trail. The trails were in good shape after last nights rain. Signs of dampness, but no mud. The weather was a little chilly, but luckily it wasn’t too windy. Encountered 3 hikers on the way out.

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Oct 21 2023

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Loop MTB, AZ

Mtn Biking		Oct 21 2023
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	13.10 Miles	921 AEG

Mtn Biking	13.10 Miles	2 Hrs		8.73 mph
	921 ft AEG	30 Mns Break	10 LBS Pack

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Joined 10 other Bagel Bunch riders for a loop around Estrella Mountain Regional Park. Plenty of hikers and bikers out on the trails this morning.

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Oct 01 2023

desert_jellyfish

Routes 18
Photos 140
Triplogs 19

34 male

Joined Mar 06 2014
Tempe, AZ

Close to the Edge of Rainbow Valley, AZ

Hiking		Oct 01 2023
		desert_jellyfish • Triplogs 19

Hiking	6.82 Miles	564 AEG

Hiking	6.82 Miles	2 Hrs 57 Mns	2.56 mph
	564 ft AEG	17 Mns Break

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Route Recorded on Route Scout | Pop | Map | Popup | MapDEX

Butterfield -> Gadsden -> Coldwater

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Sep 28 2023

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Rodeo Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Sep 28 2023
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	14.30 Miles	1,357 AEG

Mtn Biking	14.30 Miles	1 Hour 59 Mns		7.46 mph
	1,357 ft AEG	4 Mns Break	10 LBS Pack

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Decided to beat myself up a bit today and went over Estrella Mountain Regional Park and do some of the hard trails the hard way. Parked at the rodeo grounds and started southbound on Rainbow Valley. Climbed the rocky never ending hill after the Dysart turnoff and did better than I expected

Then down the other side to Toothaker and started the grind up the steep rocky gravely trail. Never thought I'd make that saddle to the every pleasing descent past Pedersen to Gadsden. Except for a couple of deep sandy wash crossings on Gadsden, the rest of the loop is pleasant enough. Saw one jogger on Rainbow Valley and a mountain biker coming down Flycatcher who I followed a bit until he turned off on Desert Rose.

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Aug 16 2023

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Gadsden Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Aug 16 2023
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	11.90 Miles	994 AEG

Mtn Biking	11.90 Miles	1 Hour 36 Mns		7.52 mph
	994 ft AEG	1 Min Break	11 LBS Pack

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Wasn't too excited to go out for a ride this morning, but I don't want to waste retirement sitting in my Lay-Z-Boy wishing I had gone out for an activity. Decided on an easy loop through Estrella Mountain Regional Park as I continue to get used to being locked into the bike with the new clipless pedals. There's a couple of really sandy sections on Gadsden I had concerns with crossing, but it least I'd fall over in the nice soft sand. Going clockwise from the rodeo grounds, I hit Coldwater for a minute, Butterfield, Gadsden, Coldwater, Dysart, and back on Rainbow Valley. Saw one hiker on Rainbow Valley during the entire ride.

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Jul 08 2023

DarthStiller

Guides 27
Routes 670
Photos 12,111
Triplogs 857

56 male

Joined Jul 05 2006
Mesa, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jul 08 2023
		DarthStiller • Triplogs 857

Hiking	10.55 Miles	998 AEG

Hiking	10.55 Miles	4 Hrs 20 Mns	2.45 mph
	998 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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I saw that an official route was posted for the Flycatcher Trail by Nightstalker and that this was a new trail that's not on any of the most recent maps posted on the Maricopa.gov website. This area has mostly level trails and doesn't take too long to drive to thanks to the freeways, so with the heat this seemed like the natural choice for the day.

Started from the rodeo area and did a Figure8 starting on the Coldwater to Butterfield, then Gadsden, Flycatcher, Gadsden, Butterfield and Coldwater back to the lot. Saw 3 hikers and one trail runner. 2 hikers and the trail runner were within the first 20 minutes, the last hiker I saw during my last 20 minutes. Weather wasn't too hot thanks to my early start, but it was a bit toasty by the end. Grasses look brown and torched from the heat and lack of rain for the typical toasted desert July scenery.

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Jun 24 2023

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Bagel Bunch invades EMRP, AZ

Mtn Biking		Jun 24 2023
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	13.20 Miles	972 AEG

Mtn Biking	13.20 Miles	2 Hrs 13 Mns		8.25 mph
	972 ft AEG	37 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Joined the Estrella Bagel Bunch on a mountain bike ride in Estrella Mountain Regional Park this morning. Pleasantly surprised by the 62 degree starting temp. Rode a great combination of climbs and fast flowy trails. Took the long way up the park's newest trail, Fly Catcher.

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Jun 05 2023

Routes 189
Photos 7,244
Triplogs 1,742

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Mtn Biking		Jun 05 2023
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,742

Mtn Biking	15.40 Miles	1,435 AEG

Mtn Biking	15.40 Miles	2 Hrs 23 Mns		7.28 mph
	1,435 ft AEG	16 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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