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Hiking Camelback Mountain via the Echo Canyon Trail

December 9, 2020 By Richard Oppelaar 3 Comments

Hiking Camelback Mountain via Echo Canyon 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, 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 […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: Arizona, Camelback Mountain, peakbagging, Phoenix, Six-Pack of Peaks, strenuous

Hiking to High Point on Palomar Mountain in the Cleveland National Forest

December 4, 2020 By Richard Oppelaar 2 Comments

Hiking to High Point on Palomar Mountain

Appropriately named High Point is the highest peak in the Palomar Ranger District of Cleveland National Forest. This hike offers unique views of Toro and San Jacinto Peak, and a colorful variety of trees that isn’t often found in Southern California. Getting to the Trailhead Take Interstate 15 toward Temecula and exit at Highway 79 […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 11+ miles, Cleveland National Forest, dog-friendly, High Point, Palomar Mountain, peakbagging, San Diego County, Six-Pack of Peaks, Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge, strenuous

Hiking Hot Springs Mountain on the Los Coyotes Reservation

November 19, 2020 By Jeff H Leave a Comment

Hike Hot Springs Mountain in San Diego County

Hot Springs Mountain in the Los Coyotes Reservation is the highest peak in San Diego County, with chaparral, oak and pine forests. On a clear day, you can see the Pacific Ocean over 50 miles away. Near the summit are the crumbling remains of a lookout tower, and the true summit requires a short boulder […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 8-10 miles, dog-friendly, Hot Springs Mountain, Los Coyotes Reservation, peakbagging, San Diego County, Six-Pack of Peaks, strenuous

Hiking Bill Williams Mountain

April 24, 2020 By Richard Oppelaar 1 Comment

Hiking Bill Williams Mountain

Named after a legendary Arizona mountain man, Bill Williams Mountain offers a beautiful hike through pine and aspen trees. Spring and summer are great times to hike this peak, but it’s even more special if you wait for the leaves to start changing. No matter the season, you can enjoy spectacular Northern Arizona views from […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 6-8 miles, Arizona, dog-friendly, Kaibab National Forest, peakbagging, Six-Pack of Peaks, strenuous

Hiking Piestewa Peak from Dreamy Draw

March 19, 2020 By Jeff H 1 Comment

Hiking from Dreamy Draw to Piestewa Peak

Hiking Piestewa Peak is a famously popular Phoenix-area, StairMaster-like workout that can get really crowded. Most people take the short, direct route up Trail 300. For this year’s Arizona Winter Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge, I wanted to explore a different route that would add both mileage and net vertical gain to the hike, and hopefully […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 6-8 miles, Arizona, peakbagging, Phoenix Mountains Preserve, Piestewa Peak, Six-Pack of Peaks, strenuous

Planning an Ascent of Mount Rainier

March 14, 2020 By Jeff H 3 Comments

A Glimpse at Mount Rainier

Each year at our Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge Finishers Party, we do an exercise we call Your Next Adventure. We ask everyone to take an index card and a permanent marker and write down their big adventure goals for the year ahead. The simple act of committing it to paper, and sharing it with others is […]

Filed Under: Mount Rainier Resources Tagged With: Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, peakbagging, PNW, strenuous, Washington

Hiking Volcan Mountain

February 21, 2020 By Jeff H Leave a Comment

Hiking Volcan Mountain

The Volcan Mountains are a relatively small range about 13 miles long and 7.5 miles wide. Located east of San Diego, near the town of Julian, this hike up Volcan Mountain gives you a perfect excuse for a weekend trip rewarded with a slice of Julian apple pie. The out-and-back double-track trail has and entrance […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 3-6 miles, Cleveland National Forest, dog-friendly, Julian, moderate, peakbagging, San Diego, Six-Pack of Peaks, vista, Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve

Hiking Gray Butte from Smith Rock State Park

February 11, 2020 By Jeffrey Hester Leave a Comment

Hiking Gray Butte from Smith Rock State Park (1600x900)

Gray Butte is not particularly rugged nor jagged. The soft-shouldered butte is home to a cluster of antennas and a utility road the climbs there. But this 13.3 mile out-and-back route begins and ends in beautiful Smith Rock State Park, taking you down across the Crooked River before climbing out of the park, across a […]

Filed Under: Trail Guides Tagged With: 11+ miles, Central Oregon, Crooked River National Grassland, dog-friendly, Gray Butte, Oregon, out-and-back, peak, peakbagging, Six-Pack of Peaks, Smith Rock State Park, strenuous

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