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Skyline RP Pyrite Loop, AZ
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| Mtn Biking | 8.00 Miles |
1,252 AEG |
| | Mtn Biking | 8.00 Miles | 1 Hour 44 Mns | | 6.23 mph |
| 1,252 ft AEG | 27 Mns Break | 8 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | Lung burning black out climb up Pyrite followed by terrifying descent. Almost flipped over the front on two of the steep tight switchbacks. Bailed on the summit trail. Can't wait to return and try again  Stopped to chat with a couple in a sweet 2003 Safari Trek from British Columbia Canada. Recent trail maintenance on Pyrite, it's in very good condition.
Started from the parking area midway between the park entrance and the main parking area. Rode up the connector trail, through the main parking area and across the bridge. Did a clockwise loop on Mountain Wash, Turnbuckle, Granite Falls, Pyrite, Chuckwalla, south on Granite Falls, and then took the jeep road back to Mountain Wash to skip the climb back up Granite Falls and Turnbuckle. Returned to the van on my original route. |
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. Got on the trail a little after 7am and opted to do a loop involving Mountain Wash and the eastern segment of Turnbuckle. My wife is not a fan of elevation so we opted to do Mountain Wash first. I thought the incline for MW was a little less taxing. After doing this loop, I feel the inclines are about the same, but the lower section of Turnbuckle is definitely more rocky. Unpleasant, up or down. Biggest gripe about MW is that it is a dual track. Obviously had a different purpose in a previous life. Still, nice to be hiking with the wife on a trail she hasn’t done before. No wildlife. We encountered 2 runners and 7 hikers. Temps were a bit chilly, but not too bad in the sun.
