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EMR Pirate Lucero Loop, AZ
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| Mtn Biking | 16.90 Miles |
1,264 AEG |
| | Mtn Biking | 16.90 Miles | 2 Hrs 45 Mns | | 7.09 mph |
| 1,264 ft AEG | 22 Mns Break | 8 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | | Nice cloud cover and cool breezes this morning on Estrella Mountain Ranch trails. Started from Estrella Foothills Community Park on Pirate trails - Sunrise, Park Ave, Rum Runner, Grasky, UP Yonder, UPside Down, RoundUP to Estrella Parkway and Sendero Drive. Tunnel under Estrella to Lucero trails - Tunnel trail to Road Runner, Coyote Creek counter clockwise, upper Recluse, Tarantula down, Coyote Creek counter clockwise, Tarantula up, Black Widow down, Thrasher, Cotton Lane. Crossed Cotton Lane to Dog Trails - Roxy Road to Estrella circle. Then over to North Lake with a water bottle refill at the Yacht Club. Corgett Wash back to Sunrise trail to the Community Park. Ran into my MTB buddy Victor on top of Tarantula trail in Lucero. Lots of people around the lake. Nice to do a long ride. Plenty tired on the way back to the park. |
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Dang it!) or anyone for that matter, except one lone, spunky little viper at the start. My expectations were met that these trails would probably be way more fun on a mountain bike. Reminded me a lot of the San Tan Mountain Regional or the Casa Grande Mountain Parks. Mostly flat desert with a bunch of sweeping turns. The eastern terminus of Homestead was a tease, especially after the constant uphill through all that monotonous desert, sand and a brisk headwind that didn't help. But wow! Corgett Wash looks as if it allows some great access to some of the craggy highpoints in this northwestern part of the range. Definitely will be back, especially if there are ways to get closer to the actual mountains with a wheeler and not have to hike all those filler miles.
Deliberate force had to be used to destroy this marker. They are not easy to tear. I was able to find the marker and prop it up, but it is at best a short term solution. I continued on Park Ave to the beginning of Rum Runner and was happy to see the trail marker still standing. However, following Rum Runner to its end, I was met with more destruction! The carsonite marker at this nexus (which gave directions for 4 different trails) was also torn down. In addition some very unique trail creations were destroyed. ](https://hikearizona.com/dex2/images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall"){kind=small}
I was able to prop up the trail sign (temporary at best), but the hard work of someone’s creative expressions are destroyed. 
