136th Street Express Trail - MSPN Photoset • DarthStiller • 2026-04-25 • HikeArizona.COM

136th Street Express Trail - MSPN, AZ

	2026-04-25
	12 by DarthStiller

136th Street Express Trail - MSPN

Phoenix, AZ

136th Street Express Trail - MSPN

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	14.81 Miles	934 AEG

Hiking	14.81 Miles	4 Hrs 58 Mns	2.99 mph
	934 ft AEG	1 Min Break

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I hadn't been to this area of the MSPN in a few years so I looked at my routes and picked a route for sections of trails that I last hiked in 2012. Starting from the Granite Mt TH I hiked north on 135th St Express, Old Paint Wash, High Desert, Hawknest, Broken Spoke, High Desert again (heading east), Divide, Branding Iron, Granite Mt Loop, and Bootlegger back to the TH.

Saw only bikers until I got to the Granite Mt Loop, then only hikers from there on the way back with the exception of 1 biker. Kind of sunny at the start, but about 2 hours in the clouds took over, which made for cooler weather. longer hike than usual, but I had a very fast pace for me, over 3 mph. The smooth tread helps me with that a lot. No wildlife seen.

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