Tag: Camelback Mountain

Great day and beautiful weather. Quite busy with lots of winter visitors over the Holidays!

Nice day after Christmas to hike with my bro!

Beautiful day for a hike, high 50s, though very windy at the summit.  Santa and some elves were at the summit taking pictures and handing…

Cloudy cool morning made for great hiking. It was crazy windy at the summit.

We arrived before Dawn because we heard that    Santa’s visits on the weekends before Christmas draws big crowds. We did some bouldering to get…

Hiked Cholla to see Santa at the top

My son and I decided to knock out two peaks in one day!  This was a fun, boulder climbing, adventure done right after climbing Piestewa…

Great weather, little windy. Pretty crowded.

My 6 Pack of Peaks buddy, Amy, and I met up with a group of gals from Girl Take A Hike at 6am to start…

I hiked with my best friend. I havent hiked Camelback in a very long time. It was alot of fun and very challenging, a lot…

Had a great hike today with my BFF. It was definitely a challenge as I had never hiked this mountain before. The weather was great…

The hike was challenging but short. It is a beautiful hike with nice views along the way. The trail is well-marked. We went during the…

Lived in Phoenix for 8yrs and have put this one on the back burner because of all the traffic it gets. Great climb! Definitely ends…

My friend Nicole and I did the Cholla trail and started around 1:30. It was her first time hiking Camelback. It was such a nice…

Weather was perfect.  Started early to get parking.  Had a blast, even got a picture with Santa.

Great hike, amazing weather!

Lots of Browns fan this weekend

I had only viewed Camelback Mountain from the TV screen and knew that people where also being rescued from its trail.  So, I was a…

The hike was beautiful in every aspect. Views were spectacular in every direction.  We enjoyed another beautiful December day with full sun, blue skies and…

Living in Arizona I have heard so many reports of rescues on Camelback Mt.  It is a challenging hike on the last section because you…

What a sense of accomplishment to reach the top of Camelback!   The day was perfect.  The trail was crowded, but it was nice to see…

The usual.

No parking at the Cholla Trail. We parked 3/4 of a mile from the trail head on the street. Be prepared for a busy trail.

Trail wasn’t to busy. It was a beautiful day for a hike. No parking at trail head only on the road. You may have to…

It was a beautiful sunny day for a hike.  The temperature was 56 degrees with 64% humidity.  We started at 10:15 and finished at 12:56pm.…

BEAUTIFUL DAY.  PASSED A COUPLE OF GUYS ON THE TRAIL FROM COLORADO.  ON MY WAY BACK DOWN, ONE OF THEM WAS HAVING SOME TROUBLE.  WE…

Today’s hike was awesome. I felt the boulders and steps help make the hike fun!

Oh my goodness! The hike was fabulous.  My 3 girlfriends and I began our hike at about 6:30 am and made it to the top…

A lot of other hikers on the trail today. I decided after I Summited that I would hike down the tail side and then back…

Tough hike for me but really exciting.  Very beautiful views.

This is a challenging hike as you approach the summit. Great views of the valley. The problem with this hike is there is a lot…

Camelback was a very difficult climb.  My knees and ankles really took a beating.  Again, too many people.

Great hike this morning with Kati Morris and Dani Wilde.  Took us about 1 hour and 35 minutes up and back.  There was the best…

Echo trailhead -> summit -> Cholla trailhead -> summit -> Echo trailhead. Around 5.5 miles and 2,600 feet of climb. Ten Phx fire vehicles in…

Parked on Invergordon Rd, hiked up Cholla Ln 1/2 mile to trailhead, on the left. Beautiful hike, some areas you do have to grab on…

Enjoyable weather, it was a bit crowded however.

Trail was good, weather was a fantastic 50s degrees.  A few people on the trail, but not bad if you are early…. on to Piestewa!

Easy climb.

First time ever on Camelback and it was memorable. Early start just after sunrise, cool morning, trail was minimally traveled, and the first 1/2 mile…

Good hike up Camelback. Parking lot is small but during week had plenty of open spots. Was nice and cool out today, in mid 60s…

2nd hike of the day, started at 12:25, finished by 2:45. So many people! Lots of rock scrambling towards the top and at times somewhat…

This was my 5th hike in 4 days so when I was done so were my legs. A lot of climbing up a rocky mountain…

Great weather to hike with friends😍

Made it in recode time for me and only had to break once! Felt great and ready for the next adventure!

Steep and rocky. Should have remembered my gloves for the scrambles. Weather was fantastic, trail was somewhat crowded.

Beautiful morning for a great hike!

Parking was tough, learn to get there early or wait. Share the trail, enjoy the scramble to the top. Another wonderful Arizona urban hike. Hundreds…

Weather was chilly in the morning but the trail warmed us up quickly. We started early to beat the rush.

Great hike. Took about 1:15 to get to the top. BRING GLOVES for the trek down.

Hiking is just walking uphill is what I tried to tell myself! Nope, not on Camelback. Overall great hike, we followed the blue dots and…

Last week I had visitors from Germany and we decided to hike together to the Top of Phoenix. My friends were really excited, for me…

Started this hike at 4pm, partly cloudy skies, around 80° out. Sunset (closure of the trailhead) according to rangers was 5:25, so there was little…

Trail was super busy!  Weather was sunny and warm.  Most of the trail is in the sunlight, the last 20 minutes is a scramble to…

Ironically, Echo Canyon trail was my first ever trail after moving to Arizona in 2011. This time I found it much easier than the first.…

It was such a gorgeous day in Phx! Weather was perfect. Hike was great!

The trail conditions were great. The weather was fantastic. It felt great to say I accomplished it.

Hike was very rewarding. No parking at trailhead, had to park .9 miles away and walk to the trailhead. Hike was difficult near the peak…

The hike to the peak of camelback was really great.Weather was awesome  with temperature around 80F.We started hiking around 8.30 am and took us 2.15…

Had a great Sunday hiking the most popular mountain in the Phoenix Metro Area , the Camelback. We have done it a couple of times…

Beautiful, clear, early morning, invigorating up and over hike. Started on the Cholla side and ended on the Echo Canyon side. 3.1 miles total.

Trail was good.  Hot in the sun, but absolutely perfect weather once we hit the shade about half way up.  Went in the afternoon hoping…

Perfect Arizona fall weather for the walk up the hill. Reached the parking lot around 9 am with plenty of parking spots available and the…

I hiked Piestewa prior to this. When I got there around 9ish, the Parking Lot was full. I literally drove around the roundabout for 10…

Number 5 of 6! Camleback Mountain Busted a double that day 2peaks in one day(Superstition Mountain) Awesome view of Phoenix and the views to the…

Last one in the bag!

getting hot out there

Good hike. There was more people hiking Camelback than Piestewa peak. Parking can be limited, it’s better to get there early. There are 2 trails,…

Amazing weather for mid-April in Phoenix – in the mid 70’s. Although it was Monday the parking lot & trail were packed. Spoke to a…

Ahh, Camelback.  Smack dab in the middle of the city and yet in an instant, you can feel like you are in the middle of…

Well… I’ve never seen so many people hiking in sneakers in my life than I did on the Cholla Trail heading up Camelback Mountain! I…

It’s been approximately 20 years since I hiked to the summit of Camelback via Echo Canyon Trail and as beautiful as it is, I began…

For this peak I parked along the road near cholla trailhead (well it was crowded so about 1/2 mile away).  Then I road walked around…

For this hike I decided to take Echo Canyon trail instead of the Cholla trail. I figured that parking was the last thing I should…

Peak #2 on day 1 of our 6 peak weekend challenge

I started at 3:45 pm which proved to be way to late. By the time I reached the summit, I was afraid the sun was…

Awesome hike and weather.

Started at Cholla, up to summit, down to Echo Canyon, back up to summit, down to Cholla.  This has always been one of my favorite…

What a beautiful day for Clambering up Camelback.  I hit the Echo Canyon Trail head about noon, and thankfully it was a cloudy cool breezy…

It’s Camelback so it’s pretty much climbing a  difficult trail with hundreds of strangers. Very beautiful, lots of loud music and people in fashionable attire.…

First time for me. Wow, some real rock scrambling! Great practice after those soft, smooth northern California trails I am used to. It took me…

Very confusing trail to follow. Got turned around repeatedly. But beautiful views from the top and sunrise.

Always a fun scramble. I feel like I end up on a different route near the top every time I go.

Weather was incredible! Perfect time of year for hiking, and this day, time, and weather just happened to be ideal. I thought this hike would…

This was your typical Saturday hike up Camelback. A bit busy, even at 6:45 am start time. Nice and somewhat rigorous hike. I’ve hiked Camelback…

Great morning to summit Camelback Mountain. Rock scramble towards the summit. Lots of Hiker’s, beautiful flowers. Weather was perfect for hiking 🥾. I felt great…

What a great way to kick off Spring Break. An afternoon hike in the Phoenix Valleyvwith beautiful weather, cool breezes and blue skies. The views…

Busy trail. I enjoyed the flowers and having my hiking partner with me. The sun was out and the wind started to get pretty strong…

Warm weather, very little people on trail

Got take a good friend from DC up Camelback. It was beautiful Arizona morning hike!

Travel schedule forced me to do this on a Saturday around noon, and it was a zoo. for LA folk: like Bronson Canyon or The…

Getting into details. Since my last hike the Piestewa Peak, I mentioned it at my BJJ class and now I think we have a small…

I really liked this hike.  Climbing over rocks added an interesting aspect to the hike.

Not what one would assume from an inner city common mountain trail .

It was fun but a difficult

The beginning of the was a gradual climb. I was a little shocked at how many rocks you actually climb. The weather was cool enough…

well the “easier” of the 2 trails here, LOL. it’s not far but a good challenge. All street parking and walk through a neighborhood to…

An interesting and quick hike, with great views of the valley… but what a zoo. Parking is abysmal, and hiking up the mountain is a…

It was a beautiful Sunday morning hike. We started early to abound parking issues. That was a good decision because the lot was full with…

I’ve lived in the Phoenix area my whole life, and done a good bit of hiking, but this was my first time up camelback. Trail…