The Upper Sunset trail follows a ridge overlooking the park road on one side and the western foothills of the park on the other. There is a pretty cool lookout spot here, and a lot of day hikers just go out and back to this spot from the upper parking lot.

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Lower Sunset and Upper Sunset Loop

8.04km

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Jog the Lower Sunset and Upper Sunset Loop, a 5.0-mile moderate trail in Franklin Mountains State Park with desert views.

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Tom Mays and Upper Sunset Loop

5.01km

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Jogging the 3.1-mile Tom Mays and Upper Sunset Loop offers moderate difficulty, rocky terrain, and panoramic desert views in Franklin Mounta

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