Bear Mtn
Took a bit over four hours, started cool, but got up to about 90, lots of blooming cacti and century plants. Saw about 20 people…
Category: Arizona Six-Pack
Beary difficult hike
Started out at 9a and finished at 1p, it was already very warm, a tough terrain, rocky, shears and steep. As most have said, tough…
It was a Bear, alright
My brother and I hit the trail at 08:57, and we reached the summit at 12:09. It was in the mid 70°s when we started-off,…
Sedonas Hardest Hike
Much tougher hike then it looks. Elevates fast. Trail gets a lil difficult to follow at times, GPS app recommended to stay the course. Flies…
Bear Mountain – Easiest Hike? Oh no!
This hike revealed my need for additional conditioning. It was nice to meet fellow Six-Pack of Peaks AZ hikers on the trail. One person I…
Bear Mountain – Did We Conquer It? Bear-ly!
Listed as the first hike of the Summer Six-Pack of Peaks challenge, Bear Mountain has to be pretty easy right?? For my myself, my boyfriend,…
Bear Mountain
Very cool hike; beautiful views! Beware of false peaks and hike was more difficult than we anticipated. Finished in 3.5 hours.
Kendrick Peak
An easy trail to hike on made it possible to push a pace. A lot of sun exposure due to fire years ago, bugs at…
Bear Mountain 5/14
Great hike with amazing views on the way to the top. I only wish I’d completed this hike earlier in May to beat the heat.
“B Dubs” My kind of hike!!
I had the trail to myself! I got there shortly after 7, and busted this trail out in just over 3 hours total!! It was…
Perfect Mother’s Day Gift
This hike was a perfect way to spend a Friday. We used the location as an excuse to stay in Jerome because it was only…
1 down – 5 to go !
Early start, 6:30am. Took me 2:20 to summit……not a quick hiker but enjoyed the sights! Nice cool morning and mostly shade into the first canyon.…
Which way should I go?
It was a great day for reflection. I couldn’t decide on Sedona lookout or North Canyon, so I did both for a total of 12.1…
Bill Williams Mtn.
Great hike, definitely a little steeper but it is a shame the the top is so covered in cell towers. Flowers in boom created a…
Wandering on Wilson
Chilly start at 6am but warmed up quick by 8 am. This is a tough hike! I thought about taking my dogs but was glad…
Elden Lookout
Sun was out, lots of wind and more people than I expected down at the lower loop. Views were ok but definitely a challenge.
Kendrick Lookout
Beautiful hike. The temps were still in the 40’s around 7a and there were small patches of snow at the top. Very windy and chilly…
Bear Mountain
This was a beautiful, well marked trail that definitely earns it’s hard rating! I had read about the false summits and thought I was prepared…
A “Bear”y Good Hike
Gorgeous spring day in Arizona! A slight breeze and clear skies. A bit if a rock climb but the trail was marked with white arrows!
Bear Mountain Mother’s Day
This is a challenging hike, but it was beautiful weather for it. It was pretty windy and that was a relief as I finished the…
Fun with big steps
Packed up with 40lb of training weight for JMT segment plans later this year. It was hard with the weight but glad I did it…
Loved the trees should have planned better
A little windy, but great weather. Saving gas and time did this right after Bear Mnt. That made it a bit harder. Next time I…
That Bear is Hot! BEAR Mountain Sedona
Easy to follow with white markers. Great cardio and the miles felt longer than 5 miles. High 80s but very minimal shade so we’re grateful …
First Trip to Sedona!!
The trail is pretty easy to navigate with the prominent white paint markers. We made it a day trip from Phoenix so the 80 degree…
Bear with me…
The hike was a bit longer than we expected coming into it, but it only gave us more views to appreciate. We started mid-morning, so…
Humphreys Peak – from hike to crawl;)
Early Mother’s Day Accomplishment for me. It was a day I won’t forget that quick. Highest Peak in Arizona – DONE:) Ice & hard packed…
Bear Mountain Hike
This hike was a challenge for me, the trail is well maintained and easy to follow with the markers along the trail. It is a…
Great day for a hike in the red rocks
Beautiful hike and interesting to see the changes in rocks as I hiked. Not a very difficult trail. Lots of spring flowers blooming. I got…
Wilson Mountain
Beautiful spring flowers, windy day, and great views to sit and eat lunch at the top.
Summer Six Pack #1
Very steep with large step ups and step downs. Beautiful views along the entire route.
To the top we go
The weather was perfect!!! The trail has seen some overgrowth since I hiked it last (maybe 4-5 years ago). There were a lot of fallen…
Gorgeous Views
The perfect amount of challenge, steep but manageable. We started early to beat the heat and it took 3 hours and 15 minutes with a…
Bear Mountain
Fun and challenging hike. It is steep but not too long. Lots of stairs/step-ups. The views are incredible. As it warms up an early start…
Bill Williams Mountain
There were some fallen trees near the end, and also some small patches of snow (but totally crossable!). Super windy at the top!
Saved the best for last
Beautiful trail! Went early enough for shade on way up. Not too crowded but got busier on way down.
Wasson Peak
This website sucks!!! I’ve spent 5 different times trying to log my hike!!!! Fix this website!!!
Save Hardest for Last
Started early and finished early before.the heat. A challenging and rewarding hike. Love being surrounded by hardworking humans and pets enjoying the day.
Fremont Saddle
This was by far my favorite hike to date. Saw every color of wild flowers. I had the trail to myself for most of it.…
Piestwa Peak
Trail conditions were great. Beautiful weather with a 6:30 start time. Short yet challenging.
Flatiron via Siphon Draw
My biggest problem with this trail was how difficult it was to navigate after the saddle. Otherwise it was all in all incredible!
Flatiron
Saw large and small lizards. Fed panamint chipmunks grapes and banana. People were friendly. Did a lot more scrambling since I made my way off…
Flatiron
Saved Flatiron for last… My first time hiking this one and, while it was a beast, the views were absolutely worth it.
Flatiron – Always a Fun Adventure
Flatiron is always a fun adventure! It was super windy up top and on the way down I chatted with so many people who were…
Quartz Peak
This was the hardest one for me to find and get too. I am not from Arizona and this drive was somewhat stressful for me.…
Scramble Beast
The biggest scramble of all 6! Started early morning -7am and most of the ascend was in a shade with nice breeze coming through. The…
Scaling the Camel’s Back
Decided to hike the alternative hike as an extra. So this the 7th hike. Saw changes like actual restroom. Still really crowded. Plenty of hikers…
Fantastic Fremont
Loved Fremont Saddle! The toughest part is towards the end when you hit the switchbacks and gain the most altitude. So worth it when you…
Fremont Finale
Got up at 3:15 AM (alarm was set for 4….) to hit challenge hike #6 in relatively cool weather and to drive up from Tucson…
Easter Hike
Happy Easter! Picacho Peak…cables galore…climbing everywhere like spider man. lol. I would have to say this was a fun one…challenging but fun! One of the…
Quartz Peak
The road in to the trailhead was a little bit of an adventure in itself. Happy that my Bronco managed the rough terrain without incident!…
5.6 miles my @$$
Well, we did it! We finished number 6 today and it was a doozy! I almost gave up a couple of times but somehow found…
Quartz was Quool
Great way to finish off my 6PoP – this was a beautiful, challenging hike and really made me appreciate the variety of all the peaks…
Climb the Iron
Hard hike but so glad to have done it. Met up with a small group who let us join them. We had good conversation and…
Amazing Company…Run Down that Peak
Amazing company…amazing day….wonderful weather. Beautiful foliage. Running down 360 view peak was awesome!!
Flatiron Frenzy
Since I’m from Tucson I stayed the night in Mesa to get a start at 6:30 AM. Was gunning for 6 AM when the park…
Wasson Peak
Such a beautiful national park, rewarding 360 degree views! Lizards were very active and everywhere; that was fun to see.
Ferris Bueller Day Off
It was a great day to bound up and down the rocks of this trail with people.from all over the world.
Fremont Saddle
Wildflowers everywhere! Excellent, gorgeous hike to Fremont Saddle, then to a lookout point, and back down the Cave Trail to form a loop to the…
Acrophobe’s Hell
So, 4 of 6 is in the books and I’m pretty darn happy that this hike is in the rearview mirror. As one can probably…
An early morning warm-up to Picacho Peak
I had a nice early hike up to Picacho Peak trying to beat the heat and crowds. Unfortunately my All Trails app stopped when I…
Fremont Saddle Saunter
Today’s hike was one of those good ones that stick in your head. I started at 0800-ish and the weather was perfect. The parking lot…
Quartz Peak
This was an amazing hike; however, the road getting there started the real adventure. Couldn’t have completed this in my front-wheel drive vehicle. Lots…
Camelback Rock Scramble
This was my first hike in the AZ winter Series. I’m staying/basing out the North Phoenix area so I wanted to get both Piestewa and…
Piestewa Slog
This was hike number 2 for the day after completing Camel back Mountain earlier in the morning. The trail is well done but you will…
Picacho Peak – Cables and Snakes
Always fun on the cables of Picacho Peak. On the way down I ran into a rattlesnake that made sure to let me know I…
Picacho Peak 2022
This was fun, but I did Picacho and Wasson in the same day. My legs were pretty tired. I’d like to do it again without…
Quartz Peak – Final of the Six Pack of Peaks Winter Challenge
This was a very difficult hike to even get to and from the trailhead. I came from North Scottsdale so went through Maricopa. I…
Quartz Peak
Last hour or two of hike was during night. I ironically enjoyed the the dune-buggying in and out of the trailhead entrance.
Sunset at Camelback
Not crowded, plenty of parking at 5:30PM. No snakes, which was great! Cool breeze. Watching the sunset as I was hiking back down was beautiful!
I couldn’t find a ride to do Quartz Mountain, so I had to do Camelback instead.
Having only a car for transportation this year, I couldn’t do Quartz Mountain, so I had to settle with Camelback mountain instead. For some reason,…
Flatiron
Tha last hike for the winter challenge is complete! This is a challenging hike with a great reward at the end with the views.
Hot Desert
Amazing winter hike, however it has gotten hot today so I had wished that I started early. Kings Canyon trail is rocky, but well maintained,…
Potent Piestewa
Do not underestimate this hike! The shortness of it led me to think it wouldn’t be too bad but it was a beast from start…
Piestewa Peak
Great morning for a hike. Interesting trail with a combination of natural and man made features for the path. It has a big elevation change…
Wasson Peak – Big Views and Tiny Wildlife
Wasson Peak is always a good, solid hike with beautiful views of the Sonoran desert, Tucson, and Saguaro National Park. I’ve seen a group of…
Picacho Peak
This was my 1st time at Picacho and it was amazing. Trail was easy to follow, especially being alone for it. I would recommend bringing…
Capping the Challenge with Quartz
This was a second attempt to get to the summit. Earlier this week I attempted to summit but due to time constraints I turned back…
Picacho Peak
Hard but rewarding hike. Fairly populated trail, but I got a late start on a Saturday, so most traffic was headed down. 10/10 would hike…
Quartz Peak
Beautiful and quiet area – by 8:45 when we got to the parking lot after a 45-minute drive on the sandy dirt road, the Lott…
Quartz Peak
Hike 5 of 6 hot as heck! Glad to get this one under our belts…the sparkle all over the ground was beautiful though!!
Wasson Peak
Did the loop hike staring at King Canyon to Wasson Peak, then down the Hugh Norris trail. Excellent views throughout, wildflowers, and interesting geology. Highly…
Picacho Peak
Completed Wasson and Picacho in one day. An enjoyable climb. Not long at all, but 1,800 AEG. Temps peaked at around 88 by the time…
Quartz Peak
It was quite hot, but then again I didn’t start until around 10 am. I went through my Camelback and 32oz Yeti. The flowers were…
Perilous Peak: On The Wrong Side Of The Quartz
I ventured out on a Friday early morning to tackle this, my final summit, solo. I emphasize that because I wouldn’t recommend it. Not on…
WOW! WOW! WOW! Hiking Flatiron via Siphon Draw
Choose the right unless you want an adventure. I started at 6:30am. The first part of the climb is pretty easy. Then you get to…
Flatiron
Definitely deserve it’s hard rating from All Trails. The lower trail is very rocky and the upper trail requires some scrambling. Very little traffic on…
Quartz Peak
I would recommend a high clearance vehicle or you will have to drive very slowly. The hike is very steep almost the whole way up–…
Piestawa Peak
Started the hike with fairly overcast skies. Nice breezes near the top. Quite busy, but not surprising for this trail on a Sunday morning in…
FREMONT SADDLE
I started at 6:30 and finished around noon. I am not a fast hiker, I like to enjoy the hike as long as possible. I…
Where a Civil War battle took place
My human had a flare up on an old strain so we had postponed for 3 wks. But we did it. Tough but so glad…
Camelback
Good hike, got to the trailhead before sunrise on a Saturday, parking lot almost full already. Lots of people, great views.
Never Again
Yikes. This one was as difficult coming down as it was going up. We started at sunrise and the weather was beautiful, but by the…
Peralta & Weaver needle
Great hike, just a little warm for this time of year. Snakes are starting to come and we saw a couple medium sized rattlesnake. But,…
Picacho Peak – Loved It!!!!
Loved loved this one!!! Didn’t know how I would do with the cables but those were my favorite sections. Steep from step #1…
Flatiron = Flat on my @$$
This is the hike I was most nervous about, and ended up being a rare hike where I preferred the uphill to the downhill. There…
Finding a Route to Flatiron
This hike was a difficult yet beautiful one. The wildflowers were out. There were several hikers but in different small groups and there were times…
FlatIron
Tough challenge for the last peak. Felt similar to Quartz Peak in difficulty. Was a hot AZ day low 90’s but some cloud cover .…
Flatiron
Spectacular hike!!! Be ready for an all day adventure. The desert was exploding with color, best bloom I have seen in years. The hike turns…
