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Mount Hopkins Loop - 4 members in 30 triplogs have rated this an average 4.5 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Aug 22 2025
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51 male
 Joined Apr 30 2008
 Tucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins from Madera CanyonTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins from Madera Canyon
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 22 2025
azdesertfather • Triplogs 1,145
Hiking12.98 Miles 4,167 AEG
Hiking12.98 Miles   7 Hrs   13 Mns   2.11 mph
4,167 ft AEG   1 Hour   4 Mns Break10 LBS Pack
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Old Baldy Trail #372 to Wrightson Summit
Super Trail #134
Josephine Peak
Mount Hopkins Loop
Agua Caliente Trail #140
Vault Mine Trail #77
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Planned to do Josephine and Hopkins peaks, but didn’t quite turn out that way!

Started from Madera Canyon, plan was to do Josephine first. At Riley Saddle we turned off and got a little ways in before calling it. The brush was insanely thick, no way to make it currently that I could see and I was trying to follow the HAZ track.

So we abandoned that summit attempt and headed for Hopkins, taking Super to Agua Caliente, and at the point where we were closest to the Hopkins road, we took a little, steep, unnamed path straight up to it, then hiked the road to the summit, having lunch on top.

We headed down the summit road a short distance then bushwhacked down the steep mountainside to rejoin the Agua Caliente. There was nothing really to follow there, though we did stumble onto game trails a couple of times for a little ways which helped. We then headed down Agua Caliente to Vault Mine Trail to Old Baldy, back the short distance down to the trailhead.

Weather was perfect, and we saw a number of deer and some birds. Great but tiring day!

going up Baldy and Super
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Oct 09 2020
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37 male
 Joined May 15 2015
 Tucson
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 09 2020
jrousoshammond • Triplogs 186
Hiking7.28 Miles 3,269 AEG
Hiking7.28 Miles   4 Hrs   45 Mns   1.58 mph
3,269 ft AEG      8 Mns Break
 
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First time on Hopkins and Carrie Nation. We started up Vault Mine to AC saddle, and then up the ridge (where there's not really a trail, but it's mostly clear) to the road. The views along the route/road and at the summit are amazing. We got unceremoniously told to leave though on account of road construction - apparently there's heavy equipment going up and down the road and a pedestrian (or maybe a cyclist?) was recently injured. The trail down is steep and brushy, but obvious. Great day in the Santa Ritas.

Water at Carrie Nation mine, lots of birds.
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Aug 14 2020
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Agua Caliente Trail #140Tucson, AZ
Agua Caliente Trail #140
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 14 2020
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 894
Hiking9.50 Miles 3,927 AEG
Hiking9.50 Miles   3 Hrs   50 Mns   2.48 mph
3,927 ft AEG
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Mount Hopkins Loop
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Hot and humid was the order of the day, even at the trailhead at 6 AM it was in the low 80's to start. Stayed overcast and 80's to low 90's for the entire hike, didn't feel like a typical Arizona hike. The drive in takes a bit of route finding, but not too bad. The last bit of dirt road to the trailhead is pretty bumpy and I wouldn't want to drive anything with low clearance. Perfect terrain for my Subaru.

The idea for this hike stemmed from a hike Pivo did last month and I've been mulling it over. His route is pretty much spot on and we followed it all the way up to the top of Mt. Hopkins. The lower half of Agua Caliente up to the saddle is full of poison ivy and other scratchy things. Made it less than a mile in shorts until I stopped to throw on the lower half of my convertible pants. Once on the off trail portion of the loop, our navigator needed to pay close attention to the route on his phone, but it's faintly obvious how to get to the top. Just enough cairns to keep you in check. Popped onto the road and was almost immediately stopped by an employee of the Smithsonian asking us what we were doing. Told us that he normally chases people off, guess there is a sign further down the road dissuading people from coming up right now. But he was impressed that we bushwhacked up via Agua Caliente and never saw the sign. Said we could continue up to the top as long as we didn't linger and hightailed it off right away.

Made a detour further down the paved road to the more widely used trail that connects back to Agua Caliente and then returned to the car. Didn't feel like bushwhacking down what we just went up.
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Aug 09 2020
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 09 2020
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking7.40 Miles 3,255 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   3 Hrs   49 Mns   1.97 mph
3,255 ft AEG      4 Mns Break
 
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Carrie Nation Trail #78
Vault Mine Trail #77
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Hit the trailhead at 7 and there was barely any parking left!

Beautiful morning. Saw a big owl on the way up. Went up Carrie nation. Forgot how steep this ascent is. Boy howdy it goes up! The use route off Agua caliente to the road up Hopkins is in pretty good shape. It was glorious on top of Hopkins this morning.

Took the squatches route down Hopkins to agua caliente saddle. Had no major issues.

Came down vault mine. That definitely put my hip to the test.
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Jul 14 2019
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42 male
 Joined Nov 30 2015
 Phoenix, AZ
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar Jul 14 2019
ShatteredArm • Triplogs 356
Run/Jog14.30 Miles 3,629 AEG
Run/Jog14.30 Miles   5 Hrs   30 Mns   2.60 mph
3,629 ft AEG
 
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Vault Mine Trail #77
Super Trail #134
Agua Caliente Trail #140
Temporal Gulch Trail #595
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After the remains of Mr. Smallwood from Ohio were found in the Santa Ritas, one of my Tucson friends hit me up for a chance to go check out the infamous ridge. I'm a fan of the Santa Ritas first of all, and have already explored two ways up Hopkins (the "main" route up from above Carrie Nation mine, and the old Jeep track from Josephine Canyon). Adding a third sounded fun.

A group of four of us started before 6:30am up Vault Mine trail, with a side excursion to the namesake mine. From the top of Vault Mine, we headed east towards Josephine Saddle, then took the social trail up to Mount Hopkins road. Power hiked the road up to the summit, enjoyed the view, and then headed the quarter mile or so back down to the ridge where the lost hiker's remains were found.

The ridge itself was very pleasant; in terms of vegetation, it was all quite friendly, and there weren't really any serious obstacles. One might be tempted to head down the gully, which is a mistake - stay on the ridge. About half way down, another ridge forks off to the right; this is the one you want. From here, there's actually trail the whole way down to Agua Caliente Saddle. As far as ridges are concerned, this one is actually pretty easy, but bring a topo map just in case.

Our group kind of splintered after this point; I headed over to Josephine Saddle by myself and went about a mile down Temporal trail, with a return via Super Trail. There's no shortage of options in the Madera Canyon area!
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Jul 08 2019
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67 male
 Joined Nov 05 2015
 oro valley, AZ
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 08 2019
ohiobike • Triplogs 6
Hiking7.40 Miles 3,213 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles
3,213 ft AEG10 LBS Pack
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While descending from the peak via the route described, my cell battery died. I continued to follow the ridge but began sliding too far to the east and became somewhat lost. I decided I should turn around and climb back up the mountain. I passed a coiled rattlesnake and then stumbled upon the personal effects of a hiker who became lost in February, 2019 and never found. At the site were two hiking poles, a waist pack and one hiking shoe. I stuffed the pack into my back pack and continued the climb. I made it to Hopkins Road and a guy who worked at the observatory and who also had been part of the original search effort, loaned me a battery charger. Examining the contents of the pack, he confirmed it belonged to the lost hiker as there was a car key and a note having the man's name, "Smallwood" from Ohio. I found the site about half a mile from the road. Later I was interviewed by sheriff deputies and asked if I would lead a group back to the site, which I am happy to do, perhaps this week. I did not linger long at the site as I had my own issue to solve but did not notice any human remains.
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Aug 26 2018
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35 male
 Joined Oct 05 2017
 Tucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
 Hiking avatar Aug 26 2018
jladderud • Triplogs 80
 Hiking18.50 Miles 5,400 AEG
 Hiking18.50 Miles   6 Hrs   15 Mns   3.42 mph
5,400 ft AEG      50 Mns Break
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Old Baldy - Super Trail Loop
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First time up Hopkins. Great workout. Lots of flowers. The Super Trail is in great shape for running.
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Huge diversity and abundance of flowers
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Mar 10 2018
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51 female
 Joined Jan 05 2012
 Phoenix,AZ
Mount Wrightson Hopkins Loop, AZ 
Mount Wrightson Hopkins Loop, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 10 2018
slowandsteady • Triplogs 694
Hiking16.88 Miles 5,914 AEG
Hiking16.88 Miles   9 Hrs   36 Mns   1.87 mph
5,914 ft AEG      35 Mns Break
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Old Baldy - Super Trail Loop
Vault Mine - Josephine Saddle Loop
Agua Caliente Trail #140
Mount Hopkins Loop
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Mar 10 2018
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55 male
 Joined Nov 20 2012
 Phoenix, AZ
Mount Wrightson Hopkins Loop, AZ 
Mount Wrightson Hopkins Loop, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 10 2018
BiFrost • Triplogs 1,257
Hiking16.88 Miles 5,914 AEG
Hiking16.88 Miles   9 Hrs   36 Mns   1.87 mph
5,914 ft AEG      35 Mns Break
 
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Agua Caliente Trail #140
Mount Hopkins Loop
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The weather forecast was questionable in the afternoon but we decided to give it a go. From Madera we went up the Super Trail to Josephine Saddle. Then up the front side to the summit passing a few small patches of snow on the approach. A bit of wind on the summit but nothing that significant however the clouds started to get thicker as we took a break. After the break we headed down the backside seeing only two people on that stretch.

We reached Josephine Saddle again and this time headed up the Agua Caliente Saddle trail towards Mount Hopikins. By this time light rain started to fall but nothing too bad. Eventually there is a turnoff where a route splits from Agua Caliente and heads up the steep hill to the Hopkins road. Once on the road it's an easy stroll to the Whipple Observatory on the summit. I had not been up there in several years so it was cool to see the observatory again.

After that we headed down the only somewhat off trail portion of the hike. The sudo route follows the ridgeline down to Agua Caliente Saddle. It's mostly ponderosa pine so it's easy to navigate with almost no manzanita or scrub oak to deal with. At the saddle we picked up the regular trail and then over to the Vault Mine trail junction. From there it's about 2 miles down to the Madera parking lot on the Vault Mine trial which is one of the steepest constructed trails I've been on. Good hike with only minor on and off light rain and we got to see some new trails in the area!!
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Oct 12 2017
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79 male
 Joined Mar 27 2008
 tucson, az
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 12 2017
rvcarter • Triplogs 241
Hiking7.22 Miles 3,132 AEG
Hiking7.22 Miles   5 Hrs   20 Mns   1.40 mph
3,132 ft AEG      11 Mns Break
 
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NIEL CHRISTENSEN
Frank, Niel, and I got a fairly early start from Saddlebrooke, and managed to be on trail from Madera Canyon by 9:00 a.m. We expected a hot day, but the cloud cover, considerable breeze, and cooler temps made the entire loop very nice. In fact, the drying sweat made it almost too cool when we stopped to rest.

The hike proceeds up the very steep Vault Mine trail, intersects the Agua Caliente Trail from Josephine Saddle and continues west to the Agua Caliente Saddle. From here, it is a semi bushwhack to the top, but a faint trail has been beaten in (wear gaiters) and cairns will appear sporatically. Once you reach the road, it's only a short hike up to the Whipple Observatory, which affords some of the best vistas in the Ritas, including some killer views of Mt. Wrightson, the other observatories on this busy mountain, and the serpentine road going down the mountain. The best place for lunch is down from the observatory level at an obvious, treed picnic area (with tables), flush toilets, and a small pond which has been known to attract bears.
There were signs at the trailhead to watch for bears, but we didn't see any or see any sign (scat) of any.

The trails are in good condition and the connector down to the Aqua Caliente Trail is not overgrown very much. You will not get mangled very much if you wear shorts. The most likely place you might get off track is at the point where you leave the road to take the connector down the AC Trail. I included a couple of shots that shows the departure point, which is at the most NE point in the road (a hairpin turn) behind a shed with some communication equipment nearby.

After a short stint (few hundred yards) to the east on the AC Trail, turn left and head down the Carrie Nation Mine Trail to the parking lot. Note that there is no metal sign at this junction. All in all, this is a fine day hike, with a great destination with killer views in every direction, a good deal of aeg over a short distance, a pretty good trail with minimal bushwhacking, and a chance to see the impressive, rotating, Whipple Observatory.
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Solid patch of yellow flowers just below where you intersect the road.
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Sep 09 2017
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69 male
 Joined Mar 01 2009
 Aztec, NM
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 09 2017
Pivo • Triplogs 4,278
Hiking7.24 Miles 3,273 AEG
Hiking7.24 Miles   5 Hrs      1.53 mph
3,273 ft AEG      17 Mns Break18 LBS Pack
 
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MyRudy
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Nice cool but humid morning, the fog was rolling in too.
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Jun 03 2016
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79 male
 Joined Mar 27 2008
 tucson, az
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 03 2016
rvcarter • Triplogs 241
Hiking7.19 Miles 3,218 AEG
Hiking7.19 Miles   5 Hrs   29 Mns   1.75 mph
3,218 ft AEG   1 Hour   23 Mns Break
 
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NIEL CHRISTENSEN
Frank, Niel and I thought it would be too hot to do this hike, but we went anyway. And it was georgeous. We started a little earlier than normal and temps were very nice after getting off Vault Mine Trail. Man, that is one steep trail, but is in great shape. One tip, go up it instead of down. It had been about a year since we did this loop and it is still a winner. The only difference is that what used to be a mild bushwhack up from the Agua Caliente saddle to the road is now a pretty clearly marked trail with cairns, etc. Nothing difficult about the bushwhack, just steep. There were signs of a bear, with prints and scat along the trail. So keep a look out. There is a good bit of water in the nice raparian area along the lower part of Carrie Nation.

Expect to see lots of birders along the lower parts of Carrie Nation and Vault Mine. Apparently, the birds are headed north and this is a frequent stop. I saw lots of binocs and expensive cameras and lenses. This is a great hike, highly recommend it. Great views from the Observatory; we could see the fire west of Rio Rico.
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Jul 19 2015
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26 male
 Joined Apr 23 2012
 Tucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 19 2015
MyRudy • Triplogs 106
Hiking7.32 Miles 3,250 AEG
Hiking7.32 Miles   5 Hrs   19 Mns   2.03 mph
3,250 ft AEG   1 Hour   43 Mns Break
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Jul 19 2015
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50 female
 Joined Sep 18 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 19 2015
GrottoGirl • Triplogs 1,634
Hiking7.32 Miles 3,250 AEG
Hiking7.32 Miles   5 Hrs   19 Mns   2.03 mph
3,250 ft AEG   1 Hour   43 Mns Break
 
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Baja Arizona Hiking
MyRudy
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RedwallNHops
Nice hike up Hopkins. Bit of drama at first as a new member of the Alt (now called Baja Arizona Hikers) meetup didn't understand that the hike was outside her abilities. Another new person volunteered to do an easier hike with the slow hiker. The rest of us including two other new people had a nice hike at a great pace!

Guess I need to remember to also make every hike sound absolutely horrible when I post them!
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Jul 19 2015
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50 male
 Joined Dec 22 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 19 2015
RedwallNHops • Triplogs 1,360
Hiking7.40 Miles 3,213 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   4 Hrs   45 Mns   2.30 mph
3,213 ft AEG   1 Hour   32 Mns Break
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Pivo
Nice and humid, but no rain
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Jul 19 2015
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69 male
 Joined Mar 01 2009
 Aztec, NM
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 19 2015
Pivo • Triplogs 4,278
Hiking7.32 Miles 3,250 AEG
Hiking7.32 Miles   5 Hrs   19 Mns   2.03 mph
3,250 ft AEG   1 Hour   43 Mns Break20 LBS Pack
 
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Baja Arizona Hiking
GrottoGirl
MyRudy
RedwallNHops
Nice loop hike with the group. Very humid, but welcomed cloud cover for most of the day.
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Mar 27 2015
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79 male
 Joined Mar 27 2008
 tucson, az
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 27 2015
rvcarter • Triplogs 241
Hiking7.25 Miles 3,617 AEG
Hiking7.25 Miles   5 Hrs   10 Mns   1.74 mph
3,617 ft AEG   1 Hour    Break
 
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NIEL CHRISTENSEN
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thomasgeig
Excellent day out with 11 friends. Fantastic hike with some steep elevation, a little off-trail near the top, all without long mileage. Just enough elevation to keep things cool all day. The only trick is finding the point at the switchback on the road down to connect back to the Agua Caliente trail. Go out to behind the storage building next to the microwave units and a look over the guard rail for a steep rocky path. It's not obvious.

No flowers along this track.

We opted for the Carrie Nixon return but it may be easier to continue over to Josephine Saddle and down Old Baldy trail. The one precaution is the ongoing construction to replace a one-lane bridge just after leaving the parking lot. We were held up about 15 minutes to allow a concrete pour. Mt. Hopkins is a great alternative to Mt. Wrightson, if you're getting tired of it.
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Sep 22 2013
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50 male
 Joined Dec 22 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins LoopTucson, AZ
Mount Hopkins Loop
Tucson, AZ
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RedwallNHops • Triplogs 1,360
Hiking7.40 Miles 3,213 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   4 Hrs   45 Mns   2.30 mph
3,213 ft AEG   1 Hour   32 Mns Break
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Nice cool weather up there today.
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Jul 28 2013
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Mount Wrightson with Hopkins, AZ 
Mount Wrightson with Hopkins, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Jul 28 2013
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking16.15 Miles 5,907 AEG
Hiking16.15 Miles   7 Hrs   12 Mns   2.44 mph
5,907 ft AEG      35 Mns Break20 LBS Pack
 
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Vault Mine - Josephine Saddle Loop
Agua Caliente Trail #140
Mount Hopkins Loop
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we lucked into a perfect day to hit both wrightson and Hopkins. humid but otherwise great.

nice to check out Hopkins again. it's been a long time and last I was up here, it snowed on me.

saw a couple of interesting rattlesnakes and a bunch of horned lizards :)

and with this i'm bowing out of the elevation game. good luck boys, go for a million :y:
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Jul 28 2013
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58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Mount Wrightson with Hopkins, AZ 
Mount Wrightson with Hopkins, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Jul 28 2013
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,400
Hiking16.15 Miles 5,907 AEG
Hiking16.15 Miles   7 Hrs   12 Mns   2.44 mph
5,907 ft AEG      35 Mns Break
 
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Old Baldy - Super Trail Loop
Vault Mine - Josephine Saddle Loop
Agua Caliente Trail #140
Mount Hopkins Loop
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What a weekend it has been! From the top of the Mogollon Rim to the top of Mount Wrightson. Two of my favorite places. Todays trip up Wrightson included a first (for me) trip over and up to the top of Mount Hopkins. This was a bonus and added a nice alternative to one of my all time favorite hikes.

Tricky Nicky got some new day glow green shoes that he kept trying to sell me on. Maybe if they came in some normal colors but no neon footwear for this boy.

Up on Hopkins there was a cool older dually truck that I thought about hot wiring. Upon looking in the window I realized the keys were in the ignition. :o That would obviously take all the fun out of it so I left it be. ;)

The hike down the Vault Mine trail is a steep one but was enjoyable just the same.

I look forward to doing this hike again sometime soon.
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WARNING! Hiking and outdoor related sports can be dangerous. Be responsible and prepare for the trip. Study the area you are entering and plan accordingly. Dress for the current and unexpected weather changes. Take plenty of water. Never go alone. Make an itinerary with your plan(s), route(s), destination(s) and expected return time. Give your itinerary to trusted family and/or friends.

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