Maricopa Trail featured on azcentral.com
https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/hiking/2018/01/30/maricopa-trail-bartlett-dam-road-mcdowell-sonoran-preserve/1079777001/
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
More Photos from the Prickly Pedal Mountain Bike Race: Jan 20, 2018
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Prickly Pedal Mountain Bike Race 2018
Prickly Pedal Mountain Bike Race 2018
Saturday January 20th was a drizzly, chilly day on the Maricopa Trail, but that didn't stop 300+ racers from participating in the 40-mile contest that ran from Spur Cross in Cave Creek to Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The sun peeked in-and-out of the clouds during the after party and during the highlight of the day: the third annual KID RACE hosted by Desert Foothills Mountain Bike Association.
More photos will follow, but here's a look at the kiddos in action.
Saturday January 20th was a drizzly, chilly day on the Maricopa Trail, but that didn't stop 300+ racers from participating in the 40-mile contest that ran from Spur Cross in Cave Creek to Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The sun peeked in-and-out of the clouds during the after party and during the highlight of the day: the third annual KID RACE hosted by Desert Foothills Mountain Bike Association.
More photos will follow, but here's a look at the kiddos in action.
Monday, January 15, 2018
Maricopa Trail Bronco-Granite Mountain Segment
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Peaks of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve in distance. |
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The segment is well-signed. |
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Four Peaks on the western horizon. |
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Rich desert scenery in Tonto National Forest |
LENGTH: 6.8
miles roundtrip
RATING: easy
ELEVATION: 2845
– 3220 feet
GETTING THERE:
Bartlett Dam
Road Trailhead.
From Loop 101 in Scottsdale, take the Pima/Princess Drive
exit 36 and go 13 miles north on Pima and turn right on Cave Creek Road. Continue 4.1 miles to Bartlett Dam Road, turn
right and go 0.4 mile to where a dirt road crosses at a “no target shooting”
sign and 0.1 mile past the Tonto national Forest ranger station. Turn right and park along the dirt turn outs.
This area is heavily used by ATVs, so don’t block roads. This segment may also be accessed via a
0.2-mile connector path from trailhead at the ranger station when it’s
open.
INFO & MAPS:
https://www.maricopacountyparks.net/things-to-do/activity/maps/
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
REI Pitch Fest 2018
Congratulations to Team Maricopa Trail + Park Foundation for a great presentation at last night's REI Pitch Fest 2018.
Let's keep our fingers crossed for much-needed grant money that will help accomplish MTPF 2018 goals for enhanced trail stewardship programs. Grants will be announced in the next few weeks.
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Jan Hancock presents key team members. |
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Overview of MTPF goals for 2018 |
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Brian Derrick intros his Eagle Scout son's MT project. |
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Larry Snead and Rick Kesselman point out goal areas on MT. |
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