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| - Since the weather has been so awesome lately, we decided to give this trail a try. After browsing the map of the various trails, we decided to do the "Lollipop Loop", which is a little over 5 miles and includes this route:
Lost Dog Wash Trail to
Taliesin Overlook (backtrack) to
Old Jeep Trail to
Ringtail Trail to
Lost Dog Wash Trail
The trail is very easy and good for beginners. There was a lot of trail bike and jogger action on the trail. One group of hikers had strollers with 2 babies....seriously?! That was a complete fail...I don't know what they were thinking.
Until you get to higher ground with decent views....Taliesin Overlook and a couple of spots on the Old Jeep Trail and Ringtail Trail....there's not much to look at.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/lost-dog-wash-trail-scottsdale?select=2fDEe35-hrvJmn5Zsp-YnQ#2fDEe35-hrvJmn5Zsp-YnQ
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/lost-dog-wash-trail-scottsdale?select=D9Tp167HbQYd9AYLlscDYA#D9Tp167HbQYd9AYLlscDYA
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/lost-dog-wash-trail-scottsdale?select=piv7Jl4vqvzzqpZSEX-gdw#piv7Jl4vqvzzqpZSEX-gdw
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/lost-dog-wash-trail-scottsdale?select=fwIsLFwlv9NREVlK0G3uHQ#fwIsLFwlv9NREVlK0G3uHQ
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/lost-dog-wash-trail-scottsdale?select=2SXvipCe9Uc537UwYfX9Mw#2SXvipCe9Uc537UwYfX9Mw
Other than those views, there's not much to look at besides the Sonoran Desert.....Cholla, Saguaro, weeds, brush, random green stuff. I read Lisa E's review on this trail and was hoping to see a lot of wildlife, but besides an occasional bird or two squawking, we didn't see or hear anything....no Javelina, Coyotes, Hawks, Bobcats, or Mountain Lions.....we struck out.
There are restrooms at the trail head and the parking lot is nice and adequate. I'm not sure I'll hike this trail again....I might go up to 128th St next time and do the Sunrise Trail, which is on the backside of the Lollipop Loop.
Return Factor - 50%
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