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Dixie Mine Crazy 8 Loop, AZ

	2022-11-04
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Dixie Mine Crazy 8 Loop, AZ

Hiking	18.49 Miles	3,224 AEG

Hiking	18.49 Miles	8 Hrs 19 Mns	2.53 mph
	3,224 ft AEG	1 Hour Break

Linked

10 linked trail guides

Dixie Mine Trail - MMRP

Coachwhip Trail - MMRP

Windmill Trail - MSP

Windgate Pass Trail - MSP

Tom's Thumb Trail - MSP

Lookout Trail - MSP

East End Trail - MSP

Bell Pass Trail - MSP

Prospector Trail - MSP

Thompson Peak Rd - MSP

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Route Recorded on Route Scout | Pop | Map | Popup | MapDEX

I decided to stay close to home today and with the cooler weather I did a longer than normal hike.

I guess that you'd call this one a figure 8 lasso loop. I started from the Golden Eagle Trailhead in Fountain Hills and made my way almost to Toms Thumb before coming back. I stopped to take a nice lunch break at the Toms Thumb Overlook, which was the best part of the hike.

I saw 3 deer on the Windgate Pass Trail, and stood and watched them for 12 minutes according to Route Scout. I don't often see wildlife in this area, so that was a bonus today.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Four-Wing Saltbush

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Fountain Lake Superstition Mountains - Ridgeline Thompson Peak Weavers Needle

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