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Feb 07, 2017 — This is a fun loop with lots of variance. Motorcycle Canyon is a technical canyon that leads down with three rappels and two major sections of beautiful narrows. Parts of the narrows are lush, but I didn't encounter any water. Motorcycle Canyon meets with the fairly popular Gold Strike Hot Springs Trail briefly before heading up Telephone Canyon to complete the loop. If you have enough time, go check out Gold Strike Hot Springs and the Colorado River, but be prepared for some route-finding through Telephone Canyon and up to the ridge, so don't linger too long. Telephone Canyon has one section of Class 3 climbing up a slot, and the ending to get to the ridge where your car is parked also has a Class 3 scramble on pretty solid rock. Overall, this loop is fantastic adventure through the Black Canyon Wilderness. You could also re-ascend via Gold Strike Canyon and take a dirt road back instead of the more adventrous Telephone Canyon ascent route.
If you don't want to do any rappeling, check out this route that takes the high roads of Goldstrike Mountain and Hoover Peak, but gets some highlights from this route.
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