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Sunset Ridge - Hawes

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Apr 12 2025
		DarthStiller • Triplogs 856

Hiking	12.89 Miles	1,745 AEG

Hiking	12.89 Miles	5 Hrs 21 Mns	2.42 mph
	1,745 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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Big Sister Trail - Hawes

Stinger Trail - Hawes

Scorpion Trail - Hawes

Lone Mountain 2809 - E J Peak

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Had to get some chores done at home so I stayed local but did a little longer hike.

Started from the Ellsworth ATV TH north of Usery. Mostly shady up Alpe D'Huez until the top, then took the Goat Trail over to Sunset Ridge. The views up at the top here are really nice and underrated. You can see from Phoenix to Scottsdale, Red Mountain, Mazzie, Ord, 4Peaks and the Supes. A winter hike after a rainy day gives some great views of snow capped mountains to the north.

I hadn't done Sunset Ridge in a few years and I remembered the dicey sections. After last spring and summer of doing really steep hikes, this was a breeze this time. Because it's so steep and technical for the bikers, there's not much traffic on it.

After Sunset Ridge I took Twisted Sister over to Big Sister. Big Sister had the most traffic, all downhill speeders. I took High Horse over to the Stinger Loop and then made a wrong turn and headed west on another trail. I doubled back and got back on the Stinger Loop but took the Brush Lite Trail, which parallels the Stinger west loop and has been rerouted a bit, which I noticed only after I got home and downloaded the track on my computer.

took Scorpion Alley over to Scorpion, and then headed over to Maricopa Madness to complete the loop. These trails had much less traffic, but that may have been because it was later in the morning and getting warm.

Temperature was cool to start, and getting hot towards the end, but not that bad.

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Jan 26 2025

mikemcg

Guides 2
Routes 127
Photos 1,478
Triplogs 129

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Joined May 07 2019
Tempe, AZ

EJ and Usery Peaks, AZ

Hiking		Jan 26 2025
		mikemcg • Triplogs 129

Hiking	8.16 Miles	1,975 AEG

Hiking	8.16 Miles	4 Hrs 32 Mns	2.08 mph
	1,975 ft AEG	37 Mns Break

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Cactus Nectar Trail - Hawes

Iron Goat - Hawes

[ checklist ] Mount McDowell (Red Mountain) Usery Mountain

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First hike of 2025. Our last hike was 8 weeks ago. We all agreed on no bushwacking, so this was a good choice. Did EJ Peak first, was smooth and pleasant, with good views of the Supersitions, Goldfields, Four Peaks, and Salt River. There were 3 people at the peak, saw no others. We descended back to the trailhead, crossed the street, and encountered at least 8 bikes on Lance's Trail in the first half mile. After we exited to Cactus Nectar trail, there were no bikes for the next 1.5 miles, and only 2 bikes total. The last quarter mile to the peak was steep with loose gravel, which slowed us down a bit. We went to the middle (main) peak, and enjoyed the beautiful views. Then we looped back on Alpe D'Huez trail, and encountered at least 10 more bikes along the way.

Beautiful day, perfect weather, great views, almost no other hikers, and about 15-20 bikes, with the constant gunfire providing our soundtrack. Gotta remain vigilant for bikes on Alpe D'Huez trail. The other parallel trails have far fewer bikes. All of the trails were exceptionally well maintained except for the last quarter mile to Usery Peak, where we all slipped a few times on the descent.

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Sep 14 2024

adilling

Guides 2
Routes 267
Photos 9,816
Triplogs 402

62 male

Joined Dec 02 2014
Mesa, AZ

Hawes Loop from NRA Pit Trailhead, AZ

Hiking		Sep 14 2024
		adilling • Triplogs 402

Hiking	7.01 Miles	1,072 AEG

Hiking	7.01 Miles	3 Hrs 45 Mns	2.15 mph
	1,072 ft AEG	29 Mns Break

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Wild Horse Trail - Hawes

High Ridge Trail - Hawes

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With my beloved Supes getting roasted by the Siphon Fire, I opted to head to the Hawes Trails and hike amongst the mountain bikers.

I wanted to go visit one of my favorite crested beauties and get in some elevation. I decided to hike over to the Red Mountain Rush trail and hike up to see it. TONS of mountain bikers. Most of them courteous, but a few seemed surprised to see me hiking up.

I made to the cactus and kept going up to the Sunset Ridge overlook and kept the loop going along the Goat Trail over to the High Ridge Trail. I contemplated hiking up to the Usery Peaks, but decided to just keep going on the loop. Once I got on the High Ridge Trail, I saw only 1 mountain biker and no other souls. It sounded like Machine Gun Day over at the Shootin’ Range, I was hoping nobody missed their targets and sent over over the mountain.

I like going down (but not up) the High Ridge Trail, it’s got nice views and is not busy at all. I made it down, crossed the wash and made my way over to Lance’s Trail to take me back to the parking area. Lots of bikes on this section.

I came across a small tortoise on Lance's Trail who seemed very stressed and scared. I took a few pictures and let him be. Probably a moody teenage mutant ninja tortoise.

I nice morning with some nice views. I hope there’s something left over in the western Supes once this fire gets contained.

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Mar 24 2024

DarthStiller

Guides 27
Routes 669
Photos 12,096
Triplogs 856

56 male

Joined Jul 05 2006
Mesa, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Mar 24 2024
		DarthStiller • Triplogs 856

Hiking	8.63 Miles	2,072 AEG

Hiking	8.63 Miles	3 Hrs 44 Mns	2.33 mph
	2,072 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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Iron Goat - Hawes

Cactus Nectar Trail - Hawes

Lone Mountain 2809 - E J Peak

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I didn't actually make it all the way up to Peak 2972, just the peak north of it, which is a little lower. From the Ellsworth Road ATV TH, I took Lance/Alp d'Huez/Goat up to that peak, then headed down Iron Goat and Cactus Nectar. Once back at the TH, I did a quick climb up to EJ Peak and headed back down. Got done fairly quickly and got nearly 2100' AEG in for the morning.

Cool and breezy early on. It started to rain on my down Iron Goat and Cactus Nectar and stopped by the time I was back at the TH. The sun came out on the way up to EJ, then another storm started to roll in on my way down, which provided a lot of cloud cover that cooled it off again. Back at the TH, hail started to fall for about 5 minutes and then quit. Overall the weather was perfect. The mix of the sun and clouds gave some really nice and dramatic scenery all morning.

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Feb 12 2023

adenium

Guides 4
Routes 93
Photos 302
Triplogs 697

51 male

Joined Jul 05 2008
Gilbert, AZ

Hawes Trails East, AZ

Hiking		Feb 12 2023
		adenium • Triplogs 697

Hiking	7.00 Miles	1,051 AEG

Hiking	7.00 Miles	2 Hrs 30 Mns	2.80 mph
	1,051 ft AEG

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Jumping Jacks Cut - Hawes

High Noon Trail - Hawes

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Nice 7 mile loop on the east side of the Hawes system. Lances, Jumping Jack, High Noon, up Red Mtn Rush, Goat, and back down Alpe d'Huez. That was a good cardio work out but my knees are showing their age. A few poppies on the ridgelines but nothing spectacular.

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Dec 20 2022

adilling

Guides 2
Routes 267
Photos 9,816
Triplogs 402

62 male

Joined Dec 02 2014
Mesa, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Dec 20 2022
		adilling • Triplogs 402

Hiking	4.68 Miles	1,094 AEG

Hiking	4.68 Miles	3 Hrs 21 Mns	1.68 mph
	1,094 ft AEG	34 Mns Break

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A spur of the moment decision to hit this one. I was slow at work and though “why not?”

I took my usual path up the sandy wash from Usery Pass Road to the Alp d’Huez Trail and then up the steep/sketchy “trail” to the saddle that starts off the High Ridge/A d’H junction.

The weather was perfect. I came across a few mountain bikers and a runner, but otherwise had the place to myself.

The clouds and sunset looked promising. I made it to the middle peak 2972 and then on to the rocky Peak 2959 before heading over to the northern most peak 2933.

Lots of scenery up on this one. Great views of the Goldfields, Four Peaks, Pass Mountain and the Mazatals looking east/north and amazing views of the western horizon.

The sunset was really beautiful. I stayed up until the colors faded. But, on the way down, it looked like there was a little afterglow going on. Oh well, it was an awesome way to end the day.

On the way down, I opted to skip the sandy wash and try out Lance’s Trail which takes you back to Usery Pass Road. I love the groomed trails in the Hawes system. Gotta dodge the occasional biker, but what a nice change from the rough and rocky Supes.

I am glad I decided to head out for this one. Nice exercise, fresh air, a chance to decompress/de-stress and a beautiful sunset for the cherry on top.

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Apr 11 2022

Yoder

Guides 8
Routes 70
Photos 3,208
Triplogs 273

59 male

Joined Oct 07 2017
Chandler, AZ

High Ridge Loop

High Ridge Loop

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Apr 11 2022
		Yoder • Triplogs 273

Hiking	4.10 Miles	760 AEG

Hiking	4.10 Miles	1 Hour 58 Mns		2.65 mph
	760 ft AEG	25 Mns Break	10 LBS Pack

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We decided to do a short night hike and figured this would be a good one since this trail system is extensively utilized by bikers. Arrived about 1:30am. Need to start paying particular attention to the trail now that it's warming up; don't want to step on any rattlesnakes! It seems it was cool enough that there were none out this early in the morning.

Hike was quite nice, got some nice views a and took a couple of pictures. Finished up at about 3:30am and got home in time to start the day!

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Feb 28 2022

hikingaz2

Guides 1
Routes 169
Photos 1,616
Triplogs 218

81 male

Joined Dec 16 2011
Mesa,Az

Red Mountain Trail - Hawes

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Feb 28 2022
		hikingaz2 • Triplogs 218

Hiking	6.43 Miles	1,348 AEG

Hiking	6.43 Miles	3 Hrs 17 Mns		2.14 mph
	1,348 ft AEG	17 Mns Break	5 LBS Pack

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Wild Horse Trail - Hawes

Jumping Jacks Cut - Hawes

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Great hike thru some of the best views Hawes has to offer. Did Trans Goldfield with Roger, now Trans Hawes with Rick and the girls, couldn't keep up with the Girls. Met 4 horses on RM Rush... really surprised us.

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Feb 04 2022

Nightstalker

Routes 189
Photos 7,236
Triplogs 1,740

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Hawes Red Mountain Rush Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Feb 04 2022
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,740

Mtn Biking	11.90 Miles	1,787 AEG

Mtn Biking	11.90 Miles	2 Hrs 51 Mns		6.55 mph
	1,787 ft AEG	1 Hour 2 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Twisted Sister - Hawes

Big Sister Trail - Hawes

Wild Horse Trail - Hawes