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Desert Classic Trail - 36 members in 616 triplogs have rated this an average 2.2 ( 1 to 5 best )
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45 female
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 Ahwatukee, AZ
Black Rock Canyon loop, AZ 
Black Rock Canyon loop, AZ
 
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LindaAnnTriplogs 2,790
Hiking5.45 Miles 1,168 AEG
Hiking5.45 Miles   2 Hrs   37 Mns   2.15 mph
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Met up with Denny and Kelly at San Gabriel at 0630. Made our way over to Desert Classic and towards Young Man/Black Rock Canyon. We started Black Rock Canyon on the east side of the wash, which makes more sense than the official start on the west side. Headed uphill, grateful for the shade and breeze. The official trail tops out on the ridge, then drops into Hidden Valley not far from the tunnel—well signed the entire way. After that, we headed down National, then finished the loop on Beverly/Pima Canyon Loop. Good temps and breeze this morning. Nice workout loop, with moatly good footing going this direction. Always fun to hike with Denny and Kelly!
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Mar 02 2026
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 Mesa, AZ
Black Rock Canyon loop, AZ 
Black Rock Canyon loop, AZ
 
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Tortoise_HikerTriplogs 3,784
Hiking5.45 Miles 1,168 AEG
Hiking5.45 Miles   2 Hrs   37 Mns   2.15 mph
1,168 ft AEG      5 Mns Break
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I joined Linda and surprise guest Kelly for a morning hike at South Mountain. Linda showed us the “new” Black Rock Canyon hike. Still a good climb. Followed it down into Hidden Valley where it ends. Made a loop out of it with National, Beverly, Desert Classic, and Guadalupe Perimeter.
Great temps, trail, and company! Thanks Ladies! Like HAZ, you rock!
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Mar 02 2026
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 Joined Nov 17 2008
 phoenix, az
Black Rock Canyon loop, AZ 
Black Rock Canyon loop, AZ
 
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trekkin_geckoTriplogs 4,837
Hiking5.45 Miles 1,168 AEG
Hiking5.45 Miles   2 Hrs   37 Mns   2.15 mph
1,168 ft AEG      5 Mns Break
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linda invited me to join her and denny on a south mountain loop
0630 start time at san gabriel
desert classic, young man to hidden valley, national, the dirt road and beverly to finish
nice loop
not many people out
young man has been renamed to black rock canyon and extended into hidden valley on a former use trail
lots of signposts
hadn't seen denny since thanksgiving
nice hiking with you two!
fun times :)
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Feb 26 2026
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 Ahwatukee, AZ
Helipad Trail - South MountainPhoenix, AZ
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LindaAnnTriplogs 2,790
Hiking6.87 Miles 1,051 AEG
Hiking6.87 Miles   2 Hrs   47 Mns   2.51 mph
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Denny and I got started from the Foothills TH around 0615. Needed light for the first few minutes. East on Desert Classic and Guadalupe Perimeter. Up to the helipad, then east and down to the oasis. Walked along the water, then back up to GP. Took DC all the way back west. Warm for the final mile. Good workout hike, and always fun to hike with Denny. Thanks for the invitation!
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Helipad Trail - South MountainPhoenix, AZ
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Tortoise_HikerTriplogs 3,784
Hiking6.87 Miles 1,051 AEG
Hiking6.87 Miles   2 Hrs   47 Mns   2.51 mph
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Hit Linda up for a 5-6 miler at South Mountain. Turned out to be 6-7 so the grandkids will be happy! 😂
I hadn’t been to the Oasis yet so that fit the bill. Nice work out and cool little area. Started early to beat the heat but I think I still sweated out a couple pounds!
Thanks for the hike and early start, my friend! Like HAZ, you rock!
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Feb 13 2026
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trekkin_geckoTriplogs 4,837
Hiking6.00 Miles 1,460 AEG
Hiking6.00 Miles   1 Hour   57 Mns   3.16 mph
1,460 ft AEG      3 Mns Break
 
workout hike from warpaint, setting out around 0900
cloudy and windy
near the top of old man, could see a little dust storm approaching
got down off of harvester benchmark before it hit
wasn't bad after that
a few hikers and mountain bikers
old man is always a good workout
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Feb 08 2026
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Corona LoopPhoenix, AZ
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LindaAnnTriplogs 2,790
Hiking10.93 Miles 2,359 AEG
Hiking10.93 Miles   4 Hrs   20 Mns   2.55 mph
2,359 ft AEG      3 Mns Break
 
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Needed to get some mileage after slacking for a week. Decided to do Corona Loop, but started from Thunderhill Park to get into double digits. Did the loop clockwise. Insanely hot. Lots of people out on the lower trails. Had mostly solitude on the Corona trails.
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Feb 08 2026
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 Goodyear, AZ
SoMo Desert Classic, AZ 
SoMo Desert Classic, AZ
 
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NightstalkerTriplogs 1,832
Biking - Mtn11.00 Miles 994 AEG
Biking - Mtn11.00 Miles   1 Hour   59 Mns   8.05 mph
994 ft AEG      37 Mns Break8 LBS Pack
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Joined the Estrella Bagel Bunch for a ride on South Mountain Desert Classic and surrounding trails. Saw a few hikers/trail runners and a million mountain bikers.
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Jan 19 2026
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Telegraph - Corona loop, AZ 
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LindaAnnTriplogs 2,790
Hiking10.94 Miles 2,281 AEG
Hiking10.94 Miles   4 Hrs   6 Mns   2.71 mph
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Slept in too late to do the original hike I’d planned. Opted for a quick drive instead. Parked off Desert Foothills abd accessed Desert Classic thru the neighborhood. West on DC. Telegraph Pass was a retard pooeyshow, and that’s putting it nicely. I’m losing tolerance for people who venture outdoors with absolutely zero planning for what they are doing—no water, no map, no common sense. Nobody ends up on a hiking trail by accident, yet they act utterly confused by the activity. I told at least three different hikers with dumb questions “I don’t know. I’ve never been here before.” They don’t have to know I could hike Telegraph with my eyes closed. One little boy, about five years old, was funny though. Hiking in pajamas, he was telling his mom he was in desperate need of a ham and cheese sandwich with pickles. I hope he got it, because he earned it.

At the pass, east on National, where the circus was left behind. Still had some shade in places. At the high point of National, chatted with one hiker who seemed to be of normal intelligence. After that, I headed up to Gila Valley Lookout, then continued east on Natl. Down Corona, then west on DC before hopping onto Guadalupe Perimeter and taking that all the way west. Hot by that point, although I was informed via text that it was less than 70 degrees. Zero sympathy for my having to be out in direct sunlight.

Good workout. Still liking the new T1 trail runners. Very light and grippy. I need to try them out on a longer hike.
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Brittlebush, scorpionweed, lupine, poppies, bladderpod, mustard.
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Jan 17 2026
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LindaAnnTriplogs 2,790
Hiking4.66 Miles 831 AEG
Hiking4.66 Miles   1 Hour   49 Mns   2.61 mph
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Short hike with Reagan. Hot. No breeze.
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 Chandler, AZ
Chihuahua Ridge Trail, AZ 
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Mike_FelsTriplogs 515
Hiking7.01 Miles 1,630 AEG
Hiking7.01 Miles   2 Hrs   53 Mns   2.43 mph
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After a couple years of light hiking, I have decided to try to get back into doing it on a regular basis. This was my third hike in the last 10 days. Now I have to work on getting the length back to normal. Luckily SM is close by.

The thing that bugs me is all the trail names being changed in eastern SM. For example, there is no more Beverly Canyon on the trail signage, it's now part of the Pima Canyon Loop. Though there are pieces of the Beverly-Pima Connector spread around. Makes no sense. Oh well...

Another beautiful day to be out. Very few people on the trails.
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Desert Classic TrailPhoenix, AZ
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trekkin_geckoTriplogs 4,837
Hiking6.02 Miles 433 AEG
Hiking6.02 Miles   2 Hrs   11 Mns   2.87 mph
433 ft AEG      5 Mns Break
 
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sue and I got going from san gabriel around 0830
Did a combination of guadalupe perimeter and desert classic
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Nov 05 2025
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 Tempe, AZ
Beaver Somo, AZ 
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chumleyTriplogs 2,039
Hiking3.46 Miles 995 AEG
Hiking3.46 Miles   1 Hour   29 Mns   2.44 mph
995 ft AEG      4 Mns Break
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Just looking to stretch my legs on a short evening jaunt. Had no idea it was a full super beaver moon, nor had I really looked at the high clouds ahead of time and seen that sunset coming.

A coyote sauntered along the tukee lowlands as I approached the climb. Later, up on the ridge, a pair of them crossed the trail and paused to watch me curiously from about 20 yards. It was too dark for a clear photo. Finally, I came to an abrupt stop as I spotted a pretty wdb in the middle of the trail set up waiting for dinner to pass within reach. It never flinched, but was probably happy that I opted to step around it.

Sometime, I'm gonna have to hit up the Secret Trail and Chihuahua Ridge sometime. Google bot's been crawling random blogs again! lol

Otherwise an uneventful walk in the park.
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Telegraph - Corona loop, AZ 
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LindaAnnTriplogs 2,790
Hiking10.73 Miles 2,116 AEG
Hiking10.73 Miles   3 Hrs   52 Mns   3.01 mph
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I took advantage of the cooler temps for a longer workout hike on SoMo, and John opted to join me. As boring as SoMo can be, it’s still better than a morning of working. Got started up Telegraph at 0745. Less clouds than I was hoping for, and I whined accordingly.

East on National, with a quick stop at the old lookout. Continued east to Corona. Nice breeze at times. Down Corona, then back west on Desert Classic and Guadalupe Perimeter. Stopped at the Helipad. I gazed at a nearby house for sale that I really like. Talked myself again out of buying it. Finished up on Desert Classic. A few more clouds by the finish.

Good workout and good conversation. Thanks, John, for joining me on this one!
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Apr 18 2025
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 Chandler, AZ
Telegraph - Corona Loop, AZ 
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John10sTriplogs 397
Hiking10.84 Miles 2,139 AEG
Hiking10.84 Miles   3 Hrs   52 Mns   3.00 mph
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Linda and I met at Desert Foothills at 7:45AM and headed up to Telegraph Pass, once again entering the side of South Mountain I rarely visit. I think this made it five hikes from four different SoMo Trailheads in the past 10 days for me, several of those in the foreign lands of the west side...not bad :). We looped clockwise on National with a stop at the old lookout, and Linda shared her knowledge of SoMo history and off-trail points of interest that I've passed many times but never noticed, so it was educational in addition to being a beautiful morning to spend outside.

It stayed mostly sunny throughout, but it was in the 60s when we started and low/mid-70s at the end...days like this are numbered as summer approaches. I'd been on at least parts of all these trails before, but it had been years for some, and the helipad was a new stop for me as we looped back on Desert Classic and Guadalupe Perimeter. Didn't see even a single fireman, but I noticed the first saguaro blooms of the season earlier this week, and there were a lot more out there today. Nice hike, fun morning and conversation--thanks, Linda, for setting this up!
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Apr 16 2025
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SoMo San Gabriel - Young - Guadalupe, AZ 
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John10sTriplogs 397
Hiking7.72 Miles 1,911 AEG
Hiking7.72 Miles   3 Hrs   12 Mns   2.48 mph
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TboneKathy mentioned she was going to SoMo for an early hike, and I was happy to have an excuse to get out again and tagged along. She'd never been on any of the trails south of Guadalupe Ridge, so we went down San Gabriel, hiked a little on Desert Classic, then up Young Man--all new ones for her. We dropped down into Hidden Valley from the ridge and looped back from there. Pleasant morning, just a little warm at the end. Saw a horseback rider on the return to the trailhead, and the Pima parking lot was getting some new lines painted as we finished up.
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 Mesa, AZ
Desert Classic TrailPhoenix, AZ
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DarthStillerTriplogs 895
Hiking7.85 Miles 675 AEG
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I planned a loop to head up the Young Man Trail and go back to Pima TH on the Mormon Loop Trail, but once I got to Young Man, I had hiked 2.5 miles and wasn't feeling it for a climb. I decided to just head out another mile and a half on Desert Classic and turn around. On the way back I took a detour on one of the many Guadalupe Perimeter trails, which seems like there are many that have a sign labeling them that.

The clouds kept the temperature cooler than the day before. the lighting didn't do much for pictures, but neither does this area, so it didn't matter. Got nearly 8 miles in for the morning, which is on the ambitious side for me on a Sunday.
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pseudalpineTriplogs 1,543
Hiking6.32 Miles 1,543 AEG
Hiking6.32 Miles   2 Hrs   19 Mns   2.87 mph
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SoMo Guadalupe - Corona - National Loop, AZ 
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Hiking11.03 Miles 1,900 AEG
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I had an open morning at work and decided to fit in a hike in between yesterday's rain and this evening's. Beautiful sunrise on the drive to the trailhead, but I'd missed the best of it by the time I got there. Got started ~6:30AM and didn't have much of a plan when I set out. But I had a few hours and decided to go up Guadalupe Ridge and down to Desert Classic/Corona de Loma...I don't get over that way too often.

Crossed paths with johnlp heading down to Desert Classic and chatted briefly as we passed. I took Old Man Trail back up to the ridge and past the Harvester benchmark, and I noticed johnlp down below on National, then we passed again as he headed up my way. I took National/Hidden Valley back to Pima Canyon TH to finish it off. Cool and mostly cloudy from start to finish, and one of the quietest days on the trails I can recall...over the first 3/4 of the hike, I saw no bikers and only 3-4 hikers, and two of those were LP. I'd hoped to get some views of snow on Four Peaks, but no luck with thick clouds in the east.
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Feb 19 2025
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LindaAnnTriplogs 2,790
Hiking4.89 Miles 1,269 AEG
Hiking4.89 Miles   2 Hrs   24 Mns   2.08 mph
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Met Denny at San Gabriel for an early workout hike. West on Desert Classic to Young Man. Headed uphill, catching a nice sunrise along the way. Dropped into Hidden Valley near the tunnel. East on National, then up to San Gabriel Ridge to finish the loop. Nice temps and breeze, some clouds. Didn’t see anybody else until we were finishing National. As always, good to hike and chat with Denny!
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