South Trail - White Tank Mtns • Hike • Arizona • All Triplogs • HikeArizona.COM

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57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

White Tanks Mule Deer Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Dec 23 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,740

Mtn Biking	11.40 Miles	783 AEG

Mtn Biking	11.40 Miles	2 Hrs 16 Mns		8.55 mph
	783 ft AEG	56 Mns Break	4 LBS Pack

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Barry Goldwater Peak via Goat Camp

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Joined the Bagel Bunch (Doug, Nick, John) for a ride in the White Tanks today. Started at the Library and took Mule Deer clockwise to South, Goat Camp, Bajada, back to Mule Deer. Then over to Ford Canyon counter clockwise to Waddell and Mesquite Canyon back to Mule Deer returning to the Library. Lots of folks out hiking on the trails this morning and some bikers. Saw a couple on a tandem mountain bike, that was pretty cool. Trails were really dusty, when is it ever going to rain again?

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Apr 05 2024

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Guides 59
Routes 1,100
Photos 1,191
Triplogs 1,290

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Joined Jan 01 2023
Arizona

Barry Goldwater Peak via Goat Camp

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Apr 05 2024
		pseudalpine • Triplogs 1,290

Hiking	17.70 Miles	3,793 AEG

Hiking	17.70 Miles	6 Hrs 4 Mns	3.12 mph
	3,793 ft AEG	24 Mns Break

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White Tank Mtns Radio Summit via Goat Camp

White Tank Mountains Radio Summit 4018

Barry Goldwater Peak - White Tank Mountains

Old Stable Trail - White Tank Mtns

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After recently hiking in the San Tan Mountain Regional Park, I'd have to admit the White Tank Mountains are growing on me. The crappy traffic involved with accessing both areas is similar, but the White Tank Mountains (plural) has so much more to offer than the flat, uninspiring monotony of San Tan Mountain (singular). If you're a trail runner, mountain biker, or one of the Gilbert Moms, then STMRP is definitely for you. If you're a real hiker, the upper reaches of WTMRP are probably going to bring you more joy. We completed both summits in under 2h 15m, which was a slower than normal pace because of the pooch (but Dese was insistent on padding some stats and adding a few new peaks). We could have finished the complete lasso loop in under 5h total, but the day evolved nicely weatherwise, so we added on a few easy, quick out-and-backs of the [ South Trail - White Tank Mtns ] , [ Bajada Trail - White Tank Mtns ] and Old Stable Trails. I suppose [ White Tank Radio Smt via Verrado/Tower Rd ] is on the shortlist now. To all the nutrition waist channels who've left garbage in the summit register, don't fret, that trash has been hauled out. NGAF about your Singapore Tourist Pass discounts or that you wear Cinch Jeans.

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Feb 13 2024

Guides 69
Routes 37
Photos 3,010
Triplogs 2,387

55 male

Joined Oct 24 2010
Phoenix,Az

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Feb 13 2024
		mt98dew • Triplogs 2,387

Hiking	2.12 Miles	175 AEG

Hiking	2.12 Miles	39 Mns	3.26 mph
	175 ft AEG

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Busy day, but managed to squeeze an in and out on the South Trail in the Estrella Mountains.

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Nov 08 2023

Guides 69
Routes 37
Photos 3,010
Triplogs 2,387

55 male

Joined Oct 24 2010
Phoenix,Az

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Nov 08 2023
		mt98dew • Triplogs 2,387

Hiking	2.13 Miles	100 AEG

Hiking	2.13 Miles	45 Mns	2.84 mph
	100 ft AEG

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Short, midday hike in the White Tanks. I did an in and out on the South trail, gathering info. Just me and the jets today, along with a couple of chipmunks.

A lot of growth and road construction occurring out here. Noticed a lot of RVers are camping out on the south side of the road that enters the park. There must have been 7 campers out there this morning. That is new. I wonder what is causing this?

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Nov 07 2023

Routes 189
Photos 7,236
Triplogs 1,740

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

White Tank Mountains Big Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Nov 07 2023
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,740

Mtn Biking	18.70 Miles	1,237 AEG

Mtn Biking	18.70 Miles	2 Hrs 23 Mns		8.13 mph
	1,237 ft AEG	5 Mns Break	10 LBS Pack

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Gray Fox Trail - White Tanks

White Tanks Competitive Track

Waterfall Trail - White Tank Mountains

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White Tanks Tuesday! Started at South Trail, to Goat Camp, Bajada, Mule Deer, Mesquite Canyon, Waddell, Ford Canyon, Gray Fox, Comp Loop, Gray Fox, Ironwood, Ford Canyon, Mule Deer back to South trail to complete the loop. Lots of cars in the parking lots and hikers out on the trails. Saw a few bikers too. Cattle drive going on south of big hill on Mule Deer. I was dragging today, couldn't wait to finish the loop.

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Jan 15 2023

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Guides 2
Routes 207
Photos 93
Triplogs 204

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Joined Aug 08 2020
Phx az

Waterfall Trail - White Tank Mountains

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jan 15 2023
		ScaredyCat • Triplogs 204

Hiking	14.04 Miles	1,256 AEG

Hiking	14.04 Miles	5 Hrs 26 Mns	2.65 mph
	1,256 ft AEG	8 Mns Break

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Black Rock Long Loop - White Tank Mountains

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Researched to figure out what part of town I could hike in without getting drenched. White Tanks looked to be the answer + a strong chance of seeing the waterfall. Mmmm, no. I would suggest trying on Tuesday.

We then did the "long" loop. After we pondered where to go next. We decided on mule deer trail. That was easy. Let's add South trail. On the way back, why not tack on Bajada trail. All of which were rather easy. Not a drop of rain fell on us.

Nov 07 2021

Routes 189
Photos 7,236
Triplogs 1,740

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

White Tank Mule Deer Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Nov 07 2021
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,740

Mtn Biking	11.40 Miles	708 AEG

Mtn Biking	11.40 Miles	2 Hrs 15 Mns		8.14 mph
	708 ft AEG	51 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Nice follow up to yesterday's Brown's Ranch ride. Carey organized the ride and made some new friends, Nancy, Angie, Rachel, and Janet. Great temps and nice cloud cover. Lots of riders, hikers, and some horseys out on the trails today.

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Aug 28 2021

Routes 189
Photos 7,236
Triplogs 1,740

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

White Tank Mule Deer Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Aug 28 2021
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,740

Mtn Biking	11.60 Miles	747 AEG

Mtn Biking	11.60 Miles	2 Hrs 10 Mns		6.89 mph
	747 ft AEG	29 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Parked at the library this morning and rode in. Ranger station construction continues. Toasty humid temps. Lots of bikers out the trails and some hikers too. So much green and yellow!

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Nov 07 2020

Routes 189
Photos 7,236
Triplogs 1,740

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

White Tanks Easy Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Nov 07 2020
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,740

Mtn Biking	11.40 Miles	8 AEG

Mtn Biking	11.40 Miles	1 Hour 57 Mns		7.20 mph
	8 ft AEG	22 Mns Break	12 LBS Pack

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Late morning ride with my bestest riding buddy SCA. Lots of hikers, bikers, and some horsey's too.

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Oct 25 2020

Routes 189
Photos 7,236
Triplogs 1,740

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

White Tanks Easy Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Oct 25 2020
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,740

Mtn Biking	11.30 Miles	784 AEG

Mtn Biking	11.30 Miles	1 Hour 24 Mns		8.27 mph
	784 ft AEG	2 Mns Break	12 LBS Pack

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Every time I head out to the White Tanks for a mountain bike ride I always end up riding the competitive loop. Today I decided to explore some of the other trails the White Tanks have to offer. I parked at the trailhead for South trail. I followed the following trails in a clockwise direction: South, Goat Camp, Bajada, Mule Deer, Mesquite, Waddell, For Canyon, Ironwood, and returned to my truck all the way back on Mule Deer. I encountered a fair number of hikers and bikers under the overcast skies this morning. Most were super happy to see me. I know I was super happy to see them, even the ones that didn't return the super happiness. South trail and Goat Camp were a little bumpy. The rest were smooth and well groomed. Signs at all the trail intersections. Nice relaxing ride. Almost thought I was going to get rained on.

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May 30 2020

DarthStiller

Guides 27
Routes 669
Photos 12,096
Triplogs 856

56 male

Joined Jul 05 2006
Mesa, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		May 30 2020
		DarthStiller • Triplogs 856

Hiking	11.84 Miles	872 AEG

Hiking	11.84 Miles	4 Hrs 18 Mns	2.75 mph
	872 ft AEG

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Went back to White Tanks to do the hike I planned last week that got put on hold from the fire. I hiked the lower trails, with the main goal to finish all the Mule Deer Trail since it's part of the MT.

I started down at Parking Area 1 and hike the southernmost portion of the Mule Deer Trail, eventually heading north. I hiked the little spur over towards the Nature Center, since that's also a designated part of the MT. As I hiked over the high point of the Mule Deer Trail, that's where the wildfire was. Mostly just scorched earth, not as much brush as there was before. On the way up the hill, 4 or 5 mountain bikers flew down the hill past me without the slightest thought of yielding the trail. All other hikers and bikers I encountered the rest of the morning were decent human beings.

At the staging area, I headed north on the Ford Canyon Trail, then took a right turn and hiked all of the Ironwood Trail, then headed south on the Waddell Trail. After the Waddell, I took a right turn onto the Mesquite Canyon Trail back to staging area.

Hiked over the hill on the Mule Deer again, and took the Bajada over to Goat Camp. Along the Bajada is where I saw the saguaro with a hole in it that obviously has a bees nest. The air rushing out of the whole made it sound like there was an AC unit inside the cactus. Managed to zoom inside the hole for a decent pic without putting myself at too much risk.

From the Goat Camp Trail, I turned left on the South Trail and back to the car. The temperature wasn't too hot. Got a little warm the last hour or so, but not unbearable. The early morning light cloud cover helped with that. Nice to get some higher mileage on actual trails again, even if the AEG was still a little lacking.

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Jan 23 2019

Guides 69
Routes 37
Photos 3,010
Triplogs 2,387

55 male

Joined Oct 24 2010
Phoenix,Az

Phoenix, AZ

Run/Jog		Jan 23 2019
		mt98dew • Triplogs 2,387

Run/Jog	7.02 Miles

Run/Jog	7.02 Miles	1 Hour 10 Mns	6.02 mph

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After work run. Parked just off the main road, near a restroom, where the Bajada Trail crosses the road. Did a CCW loop with a tail. Took the Bajada west to where it connects with the Goat Camp. I was on that very briefly and then took the South Trail to the Mule Deer Trail. Took the Mule Deer all the way to where it ends at the Ford/Mesquite TH (this gave me the tail). Then back on the Mule Deer to the Bajada junction which I then took back to my car. Nice group of trails to jog on. Fairly rock free with some minor elevation change. No wildlife, but the trails were busier than usual. Met a couple of mountain bikers, 1 trail runner and 9 hikers.

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Feb 10 2018

SunDevil3

Guides 3
Routes 7
Photos 514
Triplogs 94

43 male

Joined May 21 2004
Phoenix, AZ

Mule Deer to South to Mule Deer (from Area 4), AZ

Hiking		Feb 10 2018
		SunDevil3 • Triplogs 94

Hiking	5.00 Miles	251 AEG

Hiking	5.00 Miles	1 Hour 45 Mns		2.86 mph
	251 ft AEG		12 LBS Pack

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Headed out to the Tanks with no particular trail in mind-- I have been wanting to do Goldwater Peak for a while but was getting a late start and decided I had neither the time nor the energy on this day. Ended up stopping at Area 4 parking lot and heading Southbound on the Mule Deer Trail.

Nice hike with only minimal foot and bike traffic on Mule Deer in spite of the abundance of cars throughout the park. The South trail makes for a nice little connector Eastward back to Mule Deer with only the need for about 100 yards walking along the roadway.

Great location. Beautiful day. What more can one ask for?

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Feb 17 2017

wanderingdad

Routes 23
Photos 288
Triplogs 17

39 male

Joined Jun 09 2014
Surprise Az

First MTB Ride, AZ

Mtn Biking		Feb 17 2017
		wanderingdad • Triplogs 17

Mtn Biking	4.63 Miles	292 AEG

Mtn Biking	4.63 Miles	48 Mns	6.78 mph
	292 ft AEG	7 Mns Break

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Wildflowers Observation Light

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Jan 14 2017

wanderingdad

Routes 23
Photos 288
Triplogs 17

39 male

Joined Jun 09 2014
Surprise Az

White Tanks, AZ

Hiking		Jan 14 2017
		wanderingdad • Triplogs 17

Hiking	4.75 Miles	304 AEG

Hiking	4.75 Miles	1 Hour 39 Mns		2.88 mph
	304 ft AEG		30 LBS Pack

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Hit the trial with my youngest daughter for the first time. She loved it....well for about the first .5 mile. Then she was asleep for the rest of the ride. But that's ok. The trails were in great condition. There was very little traffic.

Started on South Trail. Then hit Goat Camp. From Goat Camp, I jumped on Bajada leading to Mule Deer which brought us back to the trail head. Beautiful day!

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Jun 21 2016

Guides 69
Routes 37
Photos 3,010
Triplogs 2,387

55 male

Joined Oct 24 2010
Phoenix,Az

Phoenix, AZ

Run/Jog		Jun 21 2016
		mt98dew • Triplogs 2,387

Run/Jog	4.73 Miles

Run/Jog	4.73 Miles	51 Mns	5.56 mph

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Mirrored a run I did back in December. Started off from the South Trail and did a loop going clockwise. South Trail - Goat - Bajada - Mule Deer - and then back on South to finish the loop. There is a company offering horse rides and sometime in the last 6 months they have adopted South Trail as part of "tour". It's amazing how soft the trail has become since my last run there - almost wash like at times. As I did the Bajada the condition of the trail changed noticeable where the horses turned off onto another trail. Still a nice little loop, just a little dustier. No hikers, but did pass 4 horsemen churning up the trail.

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Apr 29 2016

afrankie

Routes 39
Photos 353
Triplogs 128

37 male

Joined Sep 30 2015
Carrboro, NC

Mule - Goat Camp - Bajada Loop, AZ

Hiking		Apr 29 2016
		afrankie • Triplogs 128

Hiking	5.09 Miles	362 AEG

Hiking	5.09 Miles	1 Hour 1 Min	5.66 mph
	362 ft AEG	7 Mns Break

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Mental cleanse on a Friday morning that was mild enough for me to get out in the late morning without cooking. It was a jog/hike and carved up the loop for the mild terrain, although the trails were sandier/less compacted than anticipated. Turned around at Black Canyon but would like to take Goat Camp up further into the cut next time.

Unexpected perk of getting out there during the week - Ranger Ricky was feeding her pet desert tortoise. I'd been looking for one in the wild, and this gets me a step closer. It proved it's worth as a desert tortoise when I learned it's favorite food is Cilantro.

Btw, water's available at the Goat Camp trailhead.

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Dec 20 2015

LindaAnn

Guides 110
Routes 2,246
Photos 8,982
Triplogs 2,600

45 female

Joined Dec 24 2007
Ahwatukee, AZ

Ford Canyon-Goat Camp loop, AZ

Hiking		Dec 20 2015
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,600

Hiking	16.21 Miles	2,407 AEG

Hiking	16.21 Miles	5 Hrs 34 Mns	2.96 mph
	2,407 ft AEG	5 Mns Break

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Finally made it out to the White Tanks for the first time this year. I actually lived fairly close to them as a kid and used to hike out there all the time. Some friends and I decided to do Ford Canyon-Goat Camp today, which we used to do all the time as teenagers, although parts of the trails are very different than they were 20+ years ago--much easier these days. We started from the true Ford Canyon trailhead, went up Ford Canyon (my favorite part), came down Goat Camp, gave some of our extra water bottles to some lady who was hiking with her kids without any water ](*,)

, then decided to take South trail (boring), to Mule Deer (boring, plus it smelled like the backside of a horse) to get back to my car. Super fun day, passing certain parts of the trails kept reminding us of the various adventures (mostly shenanigans) we'd had out there many years ago.

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Dec 02 2015

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55 male

Joined Oct 24 2010
Phoenix,Az

Phoenix, AZ

Run/Jog		Dec 02 2015
		mt98dew • Triplogs 2,387

Run/Jog	5.13 Miles

Run/Jog	5.13 Miles	55 Mns	5.60 mph

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Quick run in the White Tanks. Did a clockwise loop starting from the South TH. Followed this to the Goat Camp and then took the Bajada to the Mule Deer and the Mule Deer back to South Tail. I also did an in and out on the Old Stable Trail just to pad my mileage...it may have added .3 The beginning and the southern part of the Mule Deer were slightly uphill, but otherwise the trails were fairly flat. A little rocky at times, but otherwise ideal for jogging. Met a couple of dog walkers and that as it. No wildlife. Looked like there had been some accident at their gatehouse where you in enter the park. There was a hole in the front of the building and there was caution tape encircling it.

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Dec 04 2014

PatrickL

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Routes 79
Photos 2,440
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34 male

Joined Jan 10 2010
Pomona, CA