Tag: Piestewa Peak

Didn’t start Piestewa until a little after 3:00 PM – Piestewa was an elusive hike, reminiscent of Agua Caliente with intermediate peaks that tease you…

My first hiking  in Phoenix and it was very pleasant to hike in the state of Arizona. The trail is a short trail with 2.2…

Great hike to finish the challenge! Came from Tucson and at parking lot at 5 45 am and it was pretty packed. I had intended…

Fun hike with my hiking buddy Lynda!  We did a double!!  Great weather, started early.

This hike is beautiful. It’s short but mighty as well. You get 360 views on most of the Arizona peaks which is amazing.

My fourth peak in two days. I knew this peak was going to crowded, much like Cowles Mtn in San Diego. I was right. The…

I’ve done Piestewa multiple times,, so challenged myself by going the day after I did Picacho Peak. It’s a heavily trafficked trail that’s out and…

Great hike, but lots of people because of Spring Break!

Beautiful 82 degree day without a cloud in the sky. Lots of people of varying ages. Great trail with lots of space to navigate around…

Beautiful 82 degree day without a cloud in the sky! Lots of people of varying ages. Trail was in great shape with lots of room…

Busy… dont go on  March Break

I love this hike. A little crowded but we started early and were able to avoid some of the crowds.

I did this hike at night. Started at about 7pm, summited at 8:16pm. Climbed around on top for 45mins for pics and made it back…

Piestewa is definitely a heart-pounding climb as proven by the number of trail runners hoofing it to the top!  It is a very rocky but…

The weather was excellent for most of the hike, only got hot towards the end of our descent. Not too crowded, was able to park…

It was a great hike, took us 2 hours and 17 minutes roundtrip. I twisted my ankles a few time but i made it. The…

Beautiful day, amazing hike and view from the top.  I like this mountain much better than Camelback 🙂

This hike was much cooler than I expected. A good amount of cable-assisted climbing. Amazing views from the top. Look forward to doing it again.

It was a great day!

I’m old and slow, but I still GO… The trail wasn’t too crowded, I went on  Tuesday afternoon, took my time and got up to…

I had not hiked this mountain in years, and now I remember why!   I forgot how much you have to use both legs and arms…

I can’t even imagine how many times I’ve hiked this. ????????????

Great hike ! One of my favorite hike ! ????

Was tougher than I remembered. Hadn’t hiked this in years. Hikes with my niece she scrambled right up. Oh to be young.

It was a beautiful day to climb the stairs…I mean Piestewa peak. Busy trail with lots of trail runners and people in general. It felt…

This is my favorite urban trail. It is very easy to follow with what feels like built in stairs to the top. The summit was…

First one down. Was a beautiful Thursday. Lots of hikers, but not overly busy.

This was my absolute favorite hike of the whole challenge. I did not wear gloves and should have but it was a lot of fun…

Well groomed trail; arrive early for less crowds. Parking is plentiful even with the construction. Pretty simple and short hike; views were awesome.

Second time completing this hike. We started our hike right before noon. Busy trail but not packed. Great 360 views at the peak. Amazing 70…

Hot, sunny, lots of people on the trail

Knocked this one out quickly as ive done it a bunch. 45 up and 23 down. Great views as always!

Nice weather, lots of people on the trail.

Second peak of the day to complete both Phoenix hikes! Weather was perfect and the rugged kind of double peak is awesome to hang out…

Went there on a weekday at 9am. Go early if you want less people and less crowds. Def a better experience not in the summer

Did this same hike last year and was intimidated by it but was able to relax & enjoy it this time, making it a lot…

Beautiful park, tough as hell hike!!1

On this day I had initially planned to hike The Flatiron. However when I got to the parking lot I found out they were limiting…

Today’s hike up to Pie’s summit was a gorgeous 70 degree lunch hike. The mountain was packed with people the entire way spanning an age…

Beautiful Arizona morning at 60 degrees. The trail is a swift up and same coming back down. Rocks can get a little jagged and some…

Up the Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300 and picked up Trail #302 on the return which goes around behind Piestewa Peak.  Would recommend for anyone…

This was hike two of two for the day. A lot of elevation gain in the short distance to the top but it was a…

Steeper and rockier than expected, challenging but rewarding.

Saw a lot of critters! Busy trail, slightly hazy, hard hike.

There’s always a lot of traffic on this trail. Take a comfortable mask because it gets congested and the trail can be narrow.

This is the first time doing this hike since last years challange.  We have been doing alot of other, less traveled trails so once dreamy…

Tried starting from Dreamy Draw to get a little more mileage and it ended up being the perfect distance & incline. We started at sunrise…

Second peak of the day. We huffed and puffed, but we made it! Great hike.

Peak two today….crazy busy but what a challenge. A helicopter came by while we were hanging out.

Even on a weekday afternoon, this trail was packed with people. It’s a quick climb to the top with views of Camelback and the city.…

Great challenging hike with a steady climb. Beautiful views at top of whole valley.  Beautiful sunset. Some scrambling.

Great hike

This is such a fun hike. Challenging but the cable sections are so fun. Gorgeous payoff at the end. I‘ll definitely do this one again.

Awesome trail, with awesome people.

Arrived at the Piestewa Peak Summit Trail around 7:40am – it was about 48 degrees F and was able to snag a parking spot even…

Had a great hike started later in the day around 3:00 and was cloudy and sprinkled on me at the top of the peak. Fun…

It rained all high and was raining when I arrived. Trail is slick but manageable!  Great hike as always and not crowded today.

The hike was awesome, but challenging(as its all uphill climb)! The weather was great as storms are moving in towards Phoenix, so there was a…

Great hike amazing views of the valley, cool weather and lots of people.

Great hike and nice cool weather, lots of people!

Our second hike for the day after Camelback Mountain. Our plan was a sunset hike so we started around 1530. When we got to the…

1/22/2021. Short hike but involved some rock scrambling. Well marked & in good condition trail. No shades. Glad it was a breezy afternoon otherwise the…

Morning hike with my friend visiting from the Midwest!

The weather was beautiful. The sunrise was gorgeous. It was very crowded going down.

Great hike and weather, beautiful views

A lot of people around, and very very few parking spots… it took us around 20 minutes to find a spot as there was a…

I’ll be honest – I miss the winter edition with all of the colors and the trees, and the rich soil. Phoenix desert hiking doesn’t…

Trail was very clean, the wheather wasn’t too bad and it was one of the easiest trails in the challenge.

An enjoyable city trail with great views and steady incline although short it gets the job done great leg workout despite the crowds it’s still…

What a beautiful day we had!!! Unfortunately many other people felt the same in the trail was very, very crowded! But we made it to…

Trail conditions were very good. Many hikers out early in the morning and the weather was beautiful! A great start to this challenge and looking…

A great start to this adventure! The weather was beautiful and the sun had just started to rise. Many people on the trail but it…

Good workout hike

Beautiful day hike. In January any hike seems to be beautiful. This was an amazing trip because my son, who is in the Army, and…

The hike is a good hike. Lots of stairs, both actual stairs and natural rock stairs to get to the top. Fairly steep. Parking at…

Piestewa Peak is like hiking on a steep stairmaster! It’s crowded but people are friendly.   The last bit to the top is steep but doable.…

Beautiful hike, started up later in the morning to avoid crowds, still a lot of people!

My daughter and I began at the 302 trailhead and hiked the summit which is a 1200 ft elevation gain.  We then took the freedom…

This trail was amazing! It was difficult for sure! Allow yourself plenty of time for single lines as you start to ascend to the peak.…

The trail was super busy at 8 am, but have never done this hike, so was not sure what time to get there. The weather…

Was a beautiful day for a hike and the trail was somewhat crowded, at least initially.

By the last day, I was done. You can tell by the number of pictures I take.

This was my victory hike. The last peak of our 6-peaks in five days adventure.

Hiked alone, another beautiful day for this hike. The picture is not too good, but effective

Pretty short and strenuous workout. The views are worth it!

Our first peak of the Arizona Winter 6 pack. Nice hike, short, but steep.

No rest for the weary. We had only the car ride from Pichaco to rest for our last hike. We found parking right by the…

Parking was a bit of a challenge, but that’s to be expected on a beautiful sunny weekend day. Trail was a bit crowded, but we’ve…