Sonoran - Lower Sonoran Loop Photoset • DixieFlyer • 2024-04-19 • HikeArizona.COM

Sonoran - Lower Sonoran Loop, AZ

	2024-04-19
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Sonoran - Lower Sonoran Loop, AZ

Hiking	7.40 Miles	1,474 AEG

Hiking	7.40 Miles	3 Hrs 13 Mns	2.51 mph
	1,474 ft AEG	16 Mns Break

Linked

linked

Promenade Trail - FHP

North Leg Trail - FHP

Lower Sonoran Trail - FHP

Sonoran Trail - MMRP

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I decided to hike close to home this morning.

I did the Sonoran - Lower Sonoran Loop CCW, and hiked out-and-back on the North Leg Trail on my way out.

I talked to someone who was doing trail maintenance on the Lower Sonoran Trail. I thanked him for his work in keeping the trail so nice -- it is perhaps the best trail that I hike on in the Valley. I asked him about the new Sonoran trail that they are working on. He said that it would be called the "Sonoran View Trail" and would be open sometime next year. I believe that the long range plan is to have the new trail connect with the Quartz Trail in the Scottsdale Preserve. That will be nice as it will enable some longer loop hikes and provide a means to get to the Lost Dog Wash TH or the Gateway TH.

Culture

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[ checklist ] Trail Signs and Markings

Wildflowers Observation Moderate
Flowers were light to moderate. I imagine that 80%-90% of the flowers were brittlebush.

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