Camelback Mountain is the most popular mountain to hike in the Phoenix area for good reasons. It’s a fun challenging hike from either side, with good views of the Phoenix area, and entertaining to compare its profile to a napping camel. There are two popular routes up this dromedary. This route on the Echo Canyon […]
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Hiking Camelback Mountain via the Cholla Trail
Camelback Mountain is the most popular mountain to hike in the Phoenix area for good reasons. It’s a fun challenging hike from either side, it has good views of the Phoenix area, and it’s entertaining to compare its profile to a napping camel. There are two popular routes up this dromedary. The Cholla Trail is […]
8 Days Hiking the Arizona Winter Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge
2019 was the first year for the Arizona Winter Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge, featuring six iconic hikes based around Phoenix and Tucson. Until this past January, I had never done much hiking in Arizona. The challenge provided the perfect excuse to get acquainted with this beautiful area. For this trip, I flew into Phoenix and rented […]
Arizona Hiking Trails
These are our favorite Arizona hiking trails, with an emphasis on peaks. Many of these are also part of the Arizona Winter and Summer Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge series.
Find a Hiking Trail
QUICK LINKS: Dog-friendly hikes, easy, moderate and strenuous hikes, peak-bagging hikes, coastal hikes and waterfall hikes. Use the tag cloud at the bottom of the site for more ways to find trails. Do you know of a trail I should add to this list? Tell me where to go! I’ll hike it and write it up.
