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| Hiking | 12.94 Miles |
1,356 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.94 Miles | 4 Hrs 51 Mns | | 2.69 mph |
| 1,356 ft AEG | 2 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | This was supposed to be another weekend of hitting the AZT, but then on Thursday last week I tripped while jogging and smacked my knee on the ground pretty hard. Friday morning it was still sore and swollen so I decided to call off the original plan. Did this as a backup hike since I haven't been down to that park in 2.5 years.
Started from the Goldmine TH at the north end. The parking lot is finally finished and there are more than enough spaces, as well as porta-johns. the full $7 fee is in effect but the envelopes are right at the trail, so when you get one you have to go back to your car to put the tear off stub back on your dashboard.
I took the Dynamite Trail to the San Tan, then did that full trail counter-clockwise and the Goldmine Trail to finish the loop back to Dynamite and then back to the car. I would have saved some mileage staying on Goldmine over the pass, but I wasn't in the mood for the elevation gain and loss. Going downhill on the north side is actually more of pain than the uphill part. my knee was fine and I likely could have done the originally planned hike, but this wasn't as remote and gave some bailout options if the knee acted up.
Flowers are starting to dry out a bit, but still a lot of them and a lot of color. Less poppies and more brittlebush, so still very yellow. Equal mix of hikers, trail runners and bikers. Very busy overall. |
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