Length: 6 miles (round trip) Trailhead Elevation: 2,080 ft. Gain/Loss: +2,900 ft. Difficulty: Difficult Dog Friendly: No Flatiron, aka Siphon Draw, is one of the most popular and exhilarating hikes in the Superstition Wilderness. This trail puts you on top of one of the most prominent rock features of the range called Flatiron due to the fact it looks like […]
Length: 6 miles (round trip) Trailhead Elevation: 2,080 ft. Gain/Loss: +2,900 ft. Difficulty: Difficult Dog Friendly: No Flatiron, aka Siphon Draw, is one of the most popular and exhilarating hikes in the Superstition Wilderness. This trail puts you on top of one of the most prominent rock features of the range called Flatiron due to the fact it looks like […]
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*This guide was thoughtfully written by Natalie Allen. She is a writer, explorer, and photographer based in Arizona. TRAIL STATS Length: 5.1 miles round-trip Trail Type: Out and Back Trailhead Elevation: 5,707ft. Peak Elevation: 7,659 ft. Gain/Loss: +1952 ft. Difficulty: Difficult Kid Friendly: No Dog Friendly: No The Four Peaks Wilderness marks itself as a prominent landmark on the […]
Length: 8.5 miles round trip Trail Type: Out and Back Trailhead Elevation: 2,200 ft. Gain/Loss: +1400 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Rating: 6/10 Solitude: High Season: Winter/Spring/Fall Kid Friendly: Yes Dog Friendly: No, too much cactus This trail takes you on an uphill adventure to a valley of huge boulder formations and some great desert landscape. For an added adventure, take the short detour […]
Length: 4 miles (round trip) Trailhead Elevation: 2,400 ft. Gain/Loss: +1921 ft. Difficulty: Difficult Dog Friendly: Yes, but the scramble would be very difficult with a dog Picketpost Mountain is a short, beautiful Sonoran desert hike with 360 degree views of the surrounding area. The mountain is an ancient volcano and is a prominent landmark near Superior, AZ. The trailhead […]
If you want to find fall colors in Arizona then you have to act fast…like now! Peak times for those magical reds, yellows, greens, and browns typically start mid-September to mid-October. Two weeks ago my wife and I went to Locket Meadow on the Inner Basin Trail and the leaves were mostly yellow and green with […]
Length: 16.4 miles (round trip) **Tram ride will shave off 7.6 miles if you choose to ride it both ways** Trail Type: Out and Back Trailhead Elevation: 3,300 ft. Gain/Loss: -550 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Dog Friendly: No Sabino Canyon is one of the most popular and spectacular canyons in the Santa Catalina wilderness. This canyon is home to Hutch’s Pool […]
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Length: 1.5 miles one way Trail Type: Out and Back Trailhead Elevation: 1,420 ft. Gain/Loss: +270 ft. Difficulty: Easy/Moderate Kid Friendly: No Dog Friendly: No (As of 2016) Note: There is parking available at the Apache Wash Trailhead (1600 E Sonoran Desert Dr). There is no water availability at the Apache Wash Trailhead but there […]
If 2016 is half as good as 2015 then I’ll be one happy camper. To make sure we kick 2016 off with a bang I developed a list of Arizona’s top 5 hikes for 2016. These hikes are five of my personal favorites and will be revisiting this year. *Note: This article was originally written […]
Distance: 6.98 miles (one way: from one trailhead to the other) Type of Trail: Out and Back with possible loop options Rating: Moderate Available parking: Yes, at the Apache Wash Trailhead (1600 E Sonoran Desert Dr) and the Desert Hills Trailhead (705 W Carefree Hwy). Trailhead Elevation: 1,750 ft. Elevation gain: 263 ft. Water availability: […]
The 42 mile journey down the historic Apache Trail is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful scenic drives in Arizona. Along the way you will pass ghost towns, goldmines, numerous one-lane bridges, three desert lakes, and an impressive concrete wall that created modern day Phoenix. This guide will give you all the information […]
Length: 3.5 miles round trip Trail Type: Out and Back Trailhead Elevation: 2,200 ft. Gain/Loss: +990 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Kid Friendly: Yes Dog Friendly: Yes If you want a short, moderate climb to an awesome cave with a “wave” like formation and great views of the magical Superstitions then this is definitely the hike for you! The Hike:The hike […]