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Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282 - 92 members in 841 triplogs have rated this an average 3.3 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Sep 09 2025
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 Routes 596
 Photos 9,610
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58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 09 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   16 Mns   3.26 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
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Aug 29 2025
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 Photos 8,249
 Triplogs 605

54 male
 Joined Apr 13 2011
 Gilbert, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 29 2025
ddgrunning • Triplogs 605
Hiking12.21 Miles 2,040 AEG
Hiking12.21 Miles   4 Hrs   12 Mns   2.98 mph
2,040 ft AEG      6 Mns Break
 
Linked   linked  
Wind Cave Trail #281
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When it's a hundred million degrees in Phoenix, sometimes you have to get your hiking in at night.

Hit the trail from Meridian TH at around 8:15 pm. I was surprised to see a couple of other cars there, though I think one of them may be broken down ....

I did pass one couple on the way up to the saddle, but didn't see anyone else the rest of the hike.

There is new signage up at the junction to the Meridian spur on the Pass Mtn loop, and some minor rock work has been done to help hikers navigate the exit from the wash (though I'm not sure that is connected to the new signage).

I decided to add on a trip up to the Wind Cave, which added to the view of the city lights.

Saw two garter snakes on the trail, as well as a Colorado River Toad--a first for me on this trail.

Finished up around 12:30 am.

If you don't have time to travel to cooler country--and have the ability to sleep in the next morning, I highly recommend.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Sonoran Desert Toad  Sonoran Lyresnake
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Aug 25 2025
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 Photos 9,610
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58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 25 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   16 Mns   3.26 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Got a little sprinkle in the last third of my hike today. Felt kind of good.
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Jul 22 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 22 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   13 Mns   3.34 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Little bit muggy on the trail today. Still enjoyable though.
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Jul 18 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 18 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   8 Mns   3.47 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
As nice as it was out there this morning, I didn’t see another soul on the trail.
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Jul 03 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 03 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   12 Mns   3.36 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
A little muggy out there today, but nice nonetheless.
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Jun 15 2025
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56 male
 Joined Jul 05 2006
 Mesa, AZ
Blevins TrailPhoenix, AZ
Blevins Trail
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 15 2025
DarthStiller • Triplogs 857
Hiking8.05 Miles 711 AEG
Hiking8.05 Miles   3 Hrs   32 Mns   2.30 mph
711 ft AEG      2 Mns Break
 
Linked   6 linked trail guides
Vista Trail - Usery
Merkle Memorial Trail
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Cat Peaks Trail - Usery
Meridian Interpretive Trail
Meridian Trail
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Started from the Meridian TH and hiked westbound into Usery with some shade at first and then the sun on my back rather than in my eyes. Took the Pass Mountain Loop Trail over to Blevins, where I soon saw a D-back sunning itself on the trail not bothered by me. I gave it wide berth and moved on.

Hiked the Vista Trail and took half of the Merkle loop back to Blevins, then took that and Meridian over to Cat Peaks Traill and headed back on the Pass Mountain Loop Trail. I hiked the Meridian Interpretive Trail by there to get an extra half mile in and make it a respectable 8 miles for the day, all before 9:30am. Got off the trails before the heat started to kick in.

More hikers than bikers, but traffic overall was pretty light. The D-back was the highlight of the morning. Meridian lot was surprisingly full when I got there before 6am and empty when I got back.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
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Jun 08 2025
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 Routes 596
 Photos 9,610
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58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 08 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   15 Mns   3.29 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
I had the entire loop to myself.
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May 30 2025
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 Routes 596
 Photos 9,610
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58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar May 30 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   8 Mns   3.47 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
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May 16 2025
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 Routes 596
 Photos 9,610
 Triplogs 2,402

58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar May 16 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   15 Mns   3.29 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
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May 04 2025
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 Routes 596
 Photos 9,610
 Triplogs 2,402

58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar May 04 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   11 Mns   3.39 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
It was pretty windy out there today and I even got rained on a little bit on the second half.
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Apr 24 2025
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 Routes 596
 Photos 9,610
 Triplogs 2,402

58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 24 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   12 Mns   3.36 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
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Apr 22 2025
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 Guides 44
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 Photos 24,784
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75 male
 Joined May 04 2004
 Mesa, AZ
Pass Mountain Bee Cave, AZ 
Pass Mountain Bee Cave, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Apr 22 2025
CannondaleKid • Triplogs 2,417
Hiking6.00 Miles 795 AEG
Hiking6.00 Miles   2 Hrs   43 Mns   2.21 mph
795 ft AEG12 LBS Pack
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Linked   linked  
Usery Spur - Maricopa Trail
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
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ejones03
A quick out-and-back to the cave, noting significantly more bees than a month ago.
Warmed quickly from 71° to 89°

HR Avg/Max = 105/136
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Apr 09 2025
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 Routes 596
 Photos 9,610
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58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 09 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   8 Mns   3.47 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
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Mar 29 2025
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 Routes 596
 Photos 9,610
 Triplogs 2,402

58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 29 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   14 Mns   3.31 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
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Mar 25 2025
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 Guides 44
 Routes 162
 Photos 24,784
 Triplogs 2,417

75 male
 Joined May 04 2004
 Mesa, AZ
Pass Mountain Bee Cave, AZ 
Pass Mountain Bee Cave, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 25 2025
CannondaleKid • Triplogs 2,417
Hiking6.00 Miles 795 AEG
Hiking6.00 Miles   2 Hrs   18 Mns   2.61 mph
795 ft AEG12 LBS Pack
 no routes
Linked   linked  
Usery Spur - Maricopa Trail
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
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trixiec
Early out-and-back to beat-the-heat (is 80° even hot??) from Usery Pass Road to the Bee Cave just East of the saddle along Pass Mountain Trail. While the fast-warming temps were fine with Tracey it didn't make no never-mind to me... whether 80° or 115°, I dress appropriately for the weather.

Encountered the usual gamut... young joggers, slightly older hikers (solo's and a few groups), a few elderly hikers and even a few bikers coming around the mountain. One gal had been warned of a rattler ahead (of her) by another hiker ~20 minutes earlier and asked if we'd seen it... nope, probably already warmed up and into hiding for the day.

The comb at the hike was quite impressive, larger than we'd seen in some time... and of course, the close-up was out-of-focus. Oh well.
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Mar 22 2025
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 Routes 596
 Photos 9,610
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58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 22 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   11 Mns   3.39 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Unbelievably beautiful weather. Lots of bicycles on the loop today.
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Mar 19 2025
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 Routes 596
 Photos 9,610
 Triplogs 2,402

58 male
 Joined Jan 30 2011
 Chandler, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 19 2025
JuanJaimeiii • Triplogs 2,402
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   2 Hrs   9 Mns   3.44 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Absolutely beautiful afternoon to make the loop.
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Mar 09 2025
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 Guides 4
 Routes 93
 Photos 302
 Triplogs 698

51 male
 Joined Jul 05 2008
 Gilbert, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 09 2025
adenium • Triplogs 698
Hiking9.39 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking9.39 Miles   3 Hrs   10 Mns   2.97 mph
1,194 ft AEG
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Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
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Mar 06 2025
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 Guides 1
 Routes 148
 Photos 9,928
 Triplogs 3,655

63 male
 Joined Apr 02 2005
 Mesa, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 06 2025
Tortoise_Hiker • Triplogs 3,655
Hiking7.80 Miles 1,194 AEG
Hiking7.80 Miles   2 Hrs   46 Mns   2.82 mph
1,194 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
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wallyfrack
Wally and I started from the Meridian trailhead around 7:00. We hiked counter clockwise. We got the climb out of the way first. Wally spotted some Javelina around the Northeast side. We counted 6-8 , I believe. Saw the first humans about half way across the north side. A few after that but not many. Trail was in great shape. Coming across the home stretch on the south side we got our first sprinkle. Petrichor!! Yeah!!
That stopped, then once more before the car. Didn't see the sun the whole hike.
Trail, weather, and company were top notch! We finished off with chili dogs from Wienerschnitzel. Yum.
Thanks for driving Wally! Like HAZ and Chili Dogs, you rock!!
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Tortoise Hiking. Stop and smell the Petrichor.
 
average hiking speed 2.65 mph
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