Hike Profile: taliesin overlook

.....a pleasant stroll, or mountain bike, through beautiful desert terrain. This is an easy one, which makes it a good starter trail, or a good trail to take out-of-town guests to. The trailhead is at Lost Dog Wash, which can be reached by heading north on 124th street from Shea until it dead-ends at the trails. There are several trail options from here, but this hike follows the Lost Dog Trail to the Taliesin overlook. The trail is just under 4.5 miles roundtrip, and it gains between 200-300 feet. You'll find yourself strolling through the desert on the well-groomed trails of the McDowell Mountains. The trail gives you a VERY distant overlook of a Frank Lloyd Wright project below, but that isn't the highlight of the trail, so F.L.W. fans can be prepared to be disappointed. The hike is worth doing when you want to nice easy day.