Stagecoach Trail - MSPN • Hike • Arizona • All Triplogs • HikeArizona.COM

Routes 193
Photos 7,398
Triplogs 1,810

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Browns Ranch Loop, AZ

Biking - Mtn		Jan 05 2026
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,810

Biking - Mtn	15.00 Miles	993 AEG

Biking - Mtn	15.00 Miles	2 Hrs 16 Mns		7.89 mph
	993 ft AEG	22 Mns Break	9 LBS Pack

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Soapberry Wash Trail - MSPN

Cow Poke Trail - MSPN

North Diablo Trail - MSPN

The Divide Trail - MSPN

Maverick Trail - MSPN

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Took the fat bike for a ride around Brown's Ranch trails this morning. I really wanted to ride Cow Poke and Soapberry Wash, so I just wandered my over to those and then back to where I started. Accidentally found myself at Balance Rock, which made for a great photo op, and then later at Cathedral Rock. Good balance of hikers and bikers and even some horse riders. All the trails at MSPN are pretty awesome, Cow Poke didn't disappoint and Soapberry Wash was just what the doctor ordered for a fat bike ride. Heavy cloud cover had me a little nervous about the possibility of rain, but I remained dry for the ride.

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Oct 26 2025

Routes 193
Photos 7,398
Triplogs 1,810

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Pima Dynamite MTB Loop, AZ

Biking - Mtn		Oct 26 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,810

Biking - Mtn	17.50 Miles	850 AEG

Biking - Mtn	17.50 Miles	2 Hrs 20 Mns		9.13 mph
	850 ft AEG	25 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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10 linked trail guides

Watershed Trail - MSPN

Broken Spoke Trail - MSPN

Brown's Mountain Summit via Upper Ranch

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Great ride with the Bagel Bunch (James, Jane, Josh, Doug, Dave, Toru) on Brown's Ranch trails from Pima Dynamite trailhead. Lot's of hikers and bikers out on the trails today. Didn't see any horses. Perfect weather.

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Aug 30 2025

DarthStiller

Guides 27
Routes 699
Photos 12,467
Triplogs 883

56 male

Joined Jul 05 2006
Mesa, AZ

Brown's Mountain Summit via Upper Ranch

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Aug 30 2025
		DarthStiller • Triplogs 883

Hiking	11.22 Miles	1,032 AEG

Hiking	11.22 Miles	4 Hrs 28 Mns	2.51 mph
	1,032 ft AEG

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Brown's Mountain Trail - MSPN

Basalt Ridge Trail - MSPN

Corral Trail - MSPN

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Hiked an 11 mile loop from the Brown's Ranch TH starting out by hiking up to the summit of Brown's Mountain while it was still cool. After the summit the loop was Hawknest, Stagecoach, High Desert, Corral, Brown's ranch road. Best views were up at the summit, haven't been up there in about a decade.

no wildlife seen, but I was accosted by a bee at the overlook just below. Lucky enough to not get stung. Saw 2 other hikers on the way to the summit and the rest was bikers. Got a bit warm towards the end but not bad. The higher elevation in this area is just enough to make it bearable at the worst time of year if you get an early start.

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Feb 04 2025

Routes 193
Photos 7,398
Triplogs 1,810

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Pima Dynamite Rawhide Stagecoach Loop, AZ

Biking - Mtn		Feb 04 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,810

Biking - Mtn	21.30 Miles	920 AEG

Biking - Mtn	21.30 Miles	2 Hrs 30 Mns		9.13 mph
	920 ft AEG	10 Mns Break	9 LBS Pack

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Dry Gulch Trail - MSPN

Corral Trail - MSPN

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Took the fat bike up to Pima Dynamite this morning with the intention of doing a Rawhide Wash Browns Ranch Road kind of loop. Got a late start, but still rolling off before lunch. Took Rawhide Wash from the parking area, the first section out to Dixileta Road was nice sort of soft singletrack trail. From Dixileta it becomes deep, hoofed out, hell sand. Rode north as far as I could before I gave up and took Rock Tank trail over to Axle Grease. Took Axle Grease north to West Express, all of Stagecoach clockwise out to Cholla Mountain Loop south, Dry Gulch and Corral over to Brown's Ranch Road. I wanted to go east on Brown's Ranch Road, but ended up heading west, I guess it looked like less of a climb, I dunno. Found myself at Powerline #1 and headed south, picked up Hawknest, Hackamore, and Axle Grease back to the trailhead. I guess I lost my mojo today as I was spanked when I got back to the van. Light traffic on the trails today, a few hikers and some mountain bikers.

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Nov 21 2024

Routes 193
Photos 7,398
Triplogs 1,810

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Pima Dynamite Loop, AZ

Biking - Mtn		Nov 21 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,810

Biking - Mtn	21.60 Miles	1,271 AEG

Biking - Mtn	21.60 Miles	3 Hrs 17 Mns		8.76 mph
	1,271 ft AEG	49 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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12 linked trail guides

Whiskey Bottle Trail - MSPN

Turpentine Trail - MSPN

Branding Iron Trail - MSPN

Cone Mountain Loop - MSPN

Buckshot Trail - MSPN

Hackamore Trail - MSPN

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Beautiful day for a loop around Brown's Ranch from Pima Dynamite trailhead with the Bagel Bunch (Bruce, Doug, Jane, Joseph, Ken, Nick, Tommy, John). Plenty of hikers and bikers out on the trails for a weekday.

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Feb 16 2024

Routes 193
Photos 7,398
Triplogs 1,810

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Pima Dynamite MTB, AZ

Biking - Mtn		Feb 16 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,810

Biking - Mtn	17.80 Miles	959 AEG

Biking - Mtn	17.80 Miles	2 Hrs 42 Mns		9.54 mph
	959 ft AEG	50 Mns Break	7 LBS Pack

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8 linked trail guides

Maverick Trail - MSPN

Rustler Trail - MSPN

Wrangler Trail - MSPN

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Met my buddy Dan and his buddy Dan for some west side Browns Ranch trail riding out of Pima Dynamite trail head. Perfect temps this morning. Lots of hikers and bikers. Woman with a beautiful poodle. Lots of puddles on the trails.

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Feb 14 2024

johnlp

Guides 1
Routes 15
Photos 7,285
Triplogs 5,247

68 male

Joined Mar 16 2008
chandler,az

MSPN loop, AZ

Hiking		Feb 14 2024
		johnlp • Triplogs 5,247

Hiking	11.81 Miles	663 AEG

Hiking	11.81 Miles	3 Hrs 27 Mns	3.49 mph
	663 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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9 linked trail guides

Saddlehorn Trail - MSPN

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trekkin_gecko

Second time hiking out here this winter. We hiked further north than I had been before. Lots of very smooth trails. A bit of frost early on, warming up nicely as the morning unfolded.
We saw three deer, lots of bunnies and birds, a dozen mountain bikers but no hikers.
Good day. Thanks Kelly.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Saguaro

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“Good people drink good beer.” Hunter S Thompson

Feb 14 2024

trekkin_gecko

Guides 10
Routes 692
Photos 7,526
Triplogs 4,785

67 female

Joined Nov 17 2008
phoenix, az

MSPN loop, AZ

Hiking		Feb 14 2024
		trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,785

Hiking	11.63 Miles	663 AEG

Hiking	11.63 Miles	3 Hrs 27 Mns	3.44 mph
	663 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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Saddlehorn Trail - MSPN

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johnlp

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early morning trip to granite mountain trailhead with john
we did a slightly different loop than linda and i did a couple weeks ago
went further west and not as far north, finishing on the 136th street express
visited balanced rock and cathedral rock
beautiful morning, temps probably 35 warming to 60
saw a few mountain bikers and no hikers
two new trails and different parts of old ones
breakfast at butters and some of john's coffee after the hike
good times, thanks lp

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hazhole

1 archive

Jan 27 2024

DarthStiller

Guides 27
Routes 699
Photos 12,467
Triplogs 883

56 male

Joined Jul 05 2006
Mesa, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jan 27 2024
		DarthStiller • Triplogs 883

Hiking	12.30 Miles	564 AEG

Hiking	12.30 Miles	4 Hrs 22 Mns	2.82 mph
	564 ft AEG

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Dove Valley Trail - MSPN

Barb's Trail - MSPN

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I need to start catching up on chores at home, so I opted for a local hike, which was still over an hour drive to the TH

. Anyway, I started from the ATV trailhead at the north end of 136th St, which serves just as well as a TH for hiking into this north part of the MSPN. I did a loop of 136th St Express-Hawknest-Stagecoach-High Desert-Renegade-Dove Valley-Barb's Trail-136th St. Just over 12 miles. Made great time since the trails are level and smooth. Started at 6:30am in the dark and took the headlamp off before the first mile was completed.

I saw 2 deer as I turned off the Hawknest Trail onto the Stagecoach Trail, but they never stopped at all so I wasn't able to get a pic. Then on the Renegade Trail I saw a javelina and had the same issue. Lots of hawks along the Hawknest Trail, I guess that's why it's called that.

Not much traffic on the trails at all, which was kind of surprising. I saw one other hiker ahead of me on the High Desert Trail, and about 4 bikers.

The ATV TH has some vehicles parked when I got there, but nothing crazy. 2 hunters were field dressing what I think was a dove. Didn't notice a shotgun, which would be the typical tool to harvest one with

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Dec 31 2023

Routes 193
Photos 7,398
Triplogs 1,810

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Pima Dynamite Shred, AZ

Biking - Mtn		Dec 31 2023
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,810

Biking - Mtn	21.50 Miles	1,285 AEG

Biking - Mtn	21.50 Miles	2 Hrs 48 Mns		8.96 mph
	1,285 ft AEG	24 Mns Break	5 LBS Pack

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7 linked trail guides

Branding Iron Trail - MSPN

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Met up with Doug, Bruce, Jane, and Detrich to do a Bagel Bunch group ride from Pima Dynamite trailhead this morning. Lots of hikers and bikers out on the Browns Ranch trails this morning, especially around Granite Mountain, which is my favorite hiking loop. Great way to finish off an epic year!

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Sep 18 2023

Routes 193
Photos 7,398
Triplogs 1,810

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Pima Dynamite Gravel Ride, AZ

Biking - Mtn		Sep 18 2023
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,810

Biking - Mtn	21.20 Miles	952 AEG

Biking - Mtn	21.20 Miles	2 Hrs 16 Mns		10.69 mph
	952 ft AEG	17 Mns Break	10 LBS Pack

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7 linked trail guides

Watershed Trail - MSPN

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Took the Cutthroat out for a gravel bike ride at Pima Dynamite. Saw some hikers nearby to Pima Dynamite trailhead and Browns Ranch trailhead. Didn't encounter any other bikers out on the trails. Stopped by Cathedral Rock for a photo op. Super fun fast flowy loop!

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Jun 23 2023

Routes 193
Photos 7,398
Triplogs 1,810

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Pima Dynamite Loop, AZ

Biking - Mtn		Jun 23 2023
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,810

Biking - Mtn	23.50 Miles	1,080 AEG

Biking - Mtn	23.50 Miles	2 Hrs 36 Mns		9.93 mph
	1,080 ft AEG	14 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Friday light traffic got me up to Pima Dynamite trailhead at Brown's Ranch in a reasonable amount of time this morning, glad I made the effort! Few cars in the parking lot and even fewer people out on the trails. Stopped to chat with Lorraine who's returning to England after 20 years in Germany and the United States. A cool breeze complemented the fast and flowy trails, only some cloud cover could have made it better. Had the suspension locked out for most of the ride, should have taken the gravel bike, next time for sure.

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Mar 20 2023

Yoder

Guides 8
Routes 70
Photos 3,208
Triplogs 273

60 male

Joined Oct 07 2017
Chandler, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Mar 20 2023
		Yoder • Triplogs 273

Hiking	11.80 Miles	1,150 AEG

Hiking	11.80 Miles	4 Hrs 23 Mns		3.15 mph
	1,150 ft AEG	38 Mns Break	10 LBS Pack

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Coyote Canyon Loop - MSPN

South Diablo Trail - MSPN

The Divide Trail - MSPN

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Loop created with sections from the following trails, and including the unmapped region
1. Bootlegger Trail (2.3 miles)
2, Granite Mountain Loop Trail (0.7 miles)
3. Coyote Canyon Trail (0.5 miles)
4. Unmapped Region (0.5 miles)
5. High Desert Trail (1.5 miles)
6. Stagecoach Trail (0.4 miles)
7. South Diablo Trail (1.4 miles)
6. The Devide Trail (0.1 miles)
7. Unmapped Region (0.3 miles)
8, Granite Mountain Loop Trail ()
9. Bootlegger Trail (2.3 miles)

Wildflowers did not disapoint.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Arizona Lupine California Poppy Chia Coulter's Lupine Fiddleneck Lesser yellowthroat Gilia Mexican Gold Poppy Narrow-Leaved Popcorn Flower Owl Clover Popcornflower Red Barberry Sand fringepod Scorpionweed Threadleaf Groundsel

Wildflowers Observation Substantial
Poppies, Lupin, Fiddleneck, Silverpuffs, Arizona Popcorn, Chia, Threadleaf Groundsel. A number of poppy and fiddleneck patches Flowers are about as good as its going to get in this section of the desert right now.

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J. Yoder

Oct 23 2022

ScaredyCat

Guides 4
Routes 230
Photos 109
Triplogs 227

male

Joined Aug 08 2020
Phx az

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Oct 23 2022
		ScaredyCat • Triplogs 227

Hiking	13.87 Miles	1,324 AEG

Hiking	13.87 Miles	5 Hrs 17 Mns	2.88 mph
	1,324 ft AEG	28 Mns Break

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Bartlett Dam Road to MSP - Maricopa Trail

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Been sick the last 2 days & still recovering. However, these trails are fairly flat and I surprised myself by keeping a decent pace through this.

Saw many mtn bikers but no hikers. Temps were perf. More of a laid back outing than many of the others.

Dec 31 2020

topohiker

Guides 14
Routes 115
Photos 4,830
Triplogs 3,653

male

Joined Oct 29 2005
Scottsdale, AZ

North Diablo Trail - MSPN

Bartlett Dam Road to MSP - Maricopa Trail

Phoenix, AZ

Biking - Mtn		Dec 31 2020
		topohiker • Triplogs 3,653

Biking - Mtn	20.76 Miles	1,045 AEG

Biking - Mtn	20.76 Miles	5 Hrs	6.39 mph
	1,045 ft AEG	1 Hour 45 Mns Break

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Dove Valley Trail - MSPN

The Divide Trail - MSPN

Powerline Road #2 Trail - MSPN

Camp Creek Jeep Trail

Rock Tank Trail - MSPN

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Taking Nate out on his new Christmas present: Trek Marlin 5
Riding in wash's sucks.

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Trail Signs and Markings

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"Everywhere is walking distance...If you have the time"
-Stephen Wright

Apr 11 2020

cw50must

Guides 11
Routes 2
Photos 3,776
Triplogs 334

49 male

Joined Jun 09 2009
Mesa, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Biking - Mtn		Apr 11 2020
		cw50must • Triplogs 334

Biking - Mtn	17.00 Miles	220 AEG

Biking - Mtn	17.00 Miles
	220 ft AEG

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South Diablo Trail - MSPN

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PArked at Pima and Dynomite went up power line and then took a combination back to the parking lot. All the people were within 1/2 mile of the trailhead.

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Apr 10 2020

Sun_Ray

Routes 144
Photos 1,145
Triplogs 1,239

male

Joined Sep 09 2004
Scottsdale, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Apr 10 2020
		Sun_Ray • Triplogs 1,239

Hiking	4.66 Miles	203 AEG

Hiking	4.66 Miles	1 Hour 43 Mns	2.88 mph
	203 ft AEG	6 Mns Break

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Judy and I parked in a neighborhood North of the Scottsdale McDowell Sonoran Preserve and walked a power line road for about 1/4 mile until we hit the Stagecoach Trail junction. We took it right or West for a few miles then turned around. As excepted we saw only a few mountain bikers.

Wildflowers Observation Isolated

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Brian
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday......there is no SOMEDAY!

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Mar 21 2020

DarthStiller

Guides 27
Routes 699
Photos 12,467
Triplogs 883

56 male

Joined Jul 05 2006
Mesa, AZ

Owl Hoot Trail - MSPN

Owl Hoot Trail - MSPN

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Mar 21 2020
		DarthStiller • Triplogs 883

Hiking	13.70 Miles	655 AEG

Hiking	13.70 Miles	4 Hrs 58 Mns	2.76 mph
	655 ft AEG

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Basalt Ridge Trail - MSPN

Malpais Trail - MSPN

Upper Ranch Trail - MSPN

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Finally got a chance to head out here and hike the Owl Hoot Trail. Since it's so remote, it makes for a long hike, so I wanted to wait until the gates are open when I get there and not start later, like after 7am.

Very few people in the parking lot or at the building when I started. Saw one biker early on for the first 7+ miles. Took Brown's Ranch Road to Hawknest and Stagecoach, then took the Owl Hoot Trail out to the Legend Trail Parkway. I didn't feel like taking the same way the whole way back, so I decided to walk along the Legend Trail Parkway down to where the Malpais Trail comes out, then I took that back to the Stagecoach. I then made the choice to take the Basalt Ridge and Upper Ranch Trails back to the trailhead instead of Brown's Ranch Road. I was hoping I might see a little less traffic along that route, but it was pretty busy. The last 2.5 miles I saw more people than the rest of the morning up to that point. Parking lot was also packed when I finished.

Saw a hawk sitting on a boulder on the Malpais Trail just after I got on it from the Legend Parkway. Then later on the other end of the Malpais Trail, I saw a big nest in a saguaro that I hadn't seen on my way out, which was being guarded by a mama hawk.

I switched back to an old pair of boots that are getting to the end of their usefulness, but have still been good for longer distance hikes compared to my older Merrells. Not anymore. My feet were hurting the last few miles of this hike, and there were a few expected blisters when I changed shoes at the end. Nothing too bad. My time was really great starting off, but I got slowed down quite a bit at the end. Oh well.

Fauna

Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Harris Hawk Red-tailed Hawk

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Dec 21 2019

mt98dew

Guides 69
Routes 37
Photos 3,010
Triplogs 2,441

56 male

Joined Oct 24 2010
Phoenix,Az

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Dec 21 2019
		mt98dew • Triplogs 2,441

Hiking	15.45 Miles	220 AEG

Hiking	15.45 Miles	3 Hrs 15 Mns	4.75 mph
	220 ft AEG

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Belated post. Did a hike with Darthstiller out in the MSPN. I had missed hiking with him a month earlier so it was nice to hook up with him. We had slightly different plans on the loops that we wanted to do, but our trails aligned for the first few miles. Together we hit Chuckwagon, Powerline Rd#1 (briefly), Watershed, and then a part of the Cholla. It was good to reconnect with Chris and get an update on his hiking, family and the Steelers. From there, I continued on to hit the Stagecoach, (which was the trail that I missed out on with Chris the previous month). Long trail, but perfect for jogging.......or biking or hiking.

After that I used the Buckshot, Corral and Brown Ranch Rd Trails to get me back to the TH. Good company and great trails made for nice combo hike/run.

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Nov 10 2019

Thoreau

Routes 10
Photos 466
Triplogs 680

male

Joined Mar 10 2008
Phoenix, AZ