Tag: Wasson Peak

Nice hike. We did the loop and we’re glad we did it was nice! Today happened to be very windy towards the top, but overall…

Another really excellent hike. We did the loop rather than the out and back and I’m glad we did. The only real negative about the…

It was amazing to hike in the Saguaro National Park. The trail up to Wasson Peak is really cool and the view is incredible. I…

Hiked  the beautiful Wasson Peak  in Saguaro national Park in Tucson.    It was a windy, drizzly day which made for spectacular photos of cloud…

What a slog. Tried to get there early to beat the heat but got a bit lost on the trail. Corrected and finally made it…

Fun hike. Starts off fairly easy and gradually gets tougher as soon as you reach the switchbacks. Overall, decent hike with 360-degree views. Lots of…

This was not the worst hike but also not the best. We should have finished this earlier in the year when it was not so…

Day started off nice then it got super hot. Definitely thought I was not going take it. All trails got us lost. Saw a lady…

Holy macaroni! Save the hardest for last! Flatiron is one of those that you just might never do again lol. It was super hard going…

What a wonderful day!!! Paul Steenman & I completed the final hike for the AZ Winter Six Peak Challenge, Wasson Peak in Tucson . Always…

Long and nice trail

I didnt notice the no dogs tag for this one and brought my pup. Its a long, rocky trail with 0 cover. We did it…

It was not a bad hike. We went farther than we expected.

Hot weather, a little long but great view

Long hike and hot weather

Beautiful hike on a beautiful Spring day. This was the last of our 6-peak challenge, and it did not disappoint! We did the loop trail…

great hike!

Beautiful day for a hike! It’s easy, just long and be sure to bring plenty of water and a hat. There is very little shade…

Favorite hike…not hard but long. Bring lots of agua

Stayed the night in tucson and got an early start but hardly beat the heat. Very little shade areas but this trail was very nicely…

Trail conditions were great, weather became quite warm as the hike went on and there is pretty much no shade. Fairly gradual incline throughout the…

Amazing trail and loved that I could run a good deal of it safely!

Wonderful hike! Tough but enjoyable! Not too many people and well marked trail.

Beautiful hike after camping on BLM land the night before.

We paid our fee at the Visitor Center, then tried to drive to King Canyon Trailhead, only to discover the road was closed for a…

Great to catch up with my old Oro Valley Friend!

Weather was beautiful.  Awesome wildlife (deer, birds, etc.).  Very few hikers.  Long hike but the journey was worth it.  A charity event (walk) was going…

Final hike! Very easy climb, lots of loose rock on bottom section. Stunning views from top.

We saw deer ???? Beautiful hike

Great day to finish out the challenge. It gets warm there, but I started early. You can reach the peak starting from another trailhead to…

Saw deer but no wild flowers. Beautiful easy hike with fabulous views

The end! All peaks complete!

We kept putting off this hike, because it was a drive, but glad we did it before it started getting really hot. There was a…

This hike was very interesting! I enjoyed the long hike from start to finish… although I was sure we were never going to finish. We…

It was an easy hike for us and it moved quickly. We enjoyed the views however we found it was not a well marked hike.

Fun early morning hike. Perfect hike to kick off attempting the Arizona Winter Six-Pack of Peaks! Full trip report and photos at https://www.sdpeakbagger.com/2021/03/30/wasson-peak/

A nice relatively easy 7.9 mile hike. The day was beautiful, but a little windy at the summit. It’s hard to believe you are nearly…

Annnnnnddd finished! Took a while to get down to Wasson Peak, but finally got it done to finish off the #sixpackofpeaksarizona Winter Challenge. Had a…

Trail started off on a rocky road with a lot of wind. Once you got off the road and on to the trail the views…

Beautiful sunny day!

The trail was in good condition. The hike felt more moderate but it was well worth the views. I was in awe of all the…

It was a perfect day to hike Wasson Peak! Sunny with a breeze. Trail was rocky close to the trailhead. Exposed with little to no…

This was supposed to be one of the nice & easy hikes, or so we heard, so we expected it, but no!  The hike was…

We enjoyed this hike, just like all the others. The scenery was magnificent, the hike was strenuous, it’s starting to get warm in the deserts…

Realizing there would be no shade today we started pretty early. The King Canyon Trail starts out with a more than gradual incline and did…

This hike was a wonderful hike. The trail was well maintained.

Trail is in excellent condition! Beautiful long loop hike!!

Woke up to a cold wet day not ideal for hiking at all, mountain was covered with snow and it was cold and windy. Took…

I did it! I finished the six peaks today! And what a treat it was today! We arrived at the saguaro National park at 8am…

Beautiful trail! It had been so long since I’ve hiked a long flat trail (read: six pack of peaks AZ summer challenge), I had forgotten…

Great morning to complete my final peak, with temperatures reaching mid80’s just as I was finishing the hike mid morning. Did the loop, 7.8 miles…

Started this hike right after Picacho. Made it to the trail head at 5pm. This trail is really rocky but is quit gradual. Got to…

Wow! The views on this loop are AMAZING! It was a crazy windy and warm day today. I’m glad we started early, even though we…

Located in Tucson’s Saguaro National Park. This trail is absolutely beautiful! Important to note that there are no facilities at the trail head and limited…

This climb felt relentless! I was too tired and hungry at the start, and we lost the trail in a wash for awhile….but we made…

Love this hike, great training for the Grand Canyon!

It was a good hike!!  I’d like to do it again when the flowers are blooming or water is running.

I was the first car in the parking lot which has been paved since the last time I was here; and hit the trail at…

Beautiful day. This was actually the second time doing this hike but took a different trailhead.

What an experience! I was a little unsure of where the trailhead was, so I stopped and asked at the Visitor Center. Plenty of parking…

Hot, started mid day.

Hot, started mid day.  Long dusty trail

I logged about 9.5 miles out and back on this trail. It was a pretty simple trail with gradual inclines. No scramble involved. It started…

Good hike. Pulled my groin mid hike but still managed to finish the hike since it was a gradual climb.

Trail Run

Beautiful trail! ???? It’s very rocky with large, loose gravel, but has a gradual incline for the first 2 miles before you really start feeling…

Such a windy, but beautiful day! Awesome to finally hike the highest peak in Saguaro National Park. Have hiked other trails around this peak so…

On Valentines Day, I hiked with Dennis & Lu-Ann as they were finishing the Arizona Winter Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge. On this day, this was…

2/14/2021. Sunny, clear blue skies, nice breeze all the way. Wind gust picked up along the saddle and at the peak. Windproof shell jacket came…

Our final hike to complete the AZ Winter 6-POP. It was an easy, slow, sunny, cool hike. We took the loop via Hugh Norris and…

Great hike with great friends on a beautiful day!

It was fun to see other AZ Winter Challenge hikers there on my trip, I even took their photo for them! 🙂

This was a new trail and peak for us – we live in the PHX area and haven’t hiked in Tucson very much. We were…

Did this hike from the other side last year so always looking for a different approach selected the El Camino Del Cerro Trailhead via the…

It was a nice hike.. the weather is fine not too hot.. and the air is not that cold.. the trails are stablish.. it was…

The whether was very nice And I have an amassing trail.. so beautiful.

This was a really nice trail.   There were some pretty steep spots but all in all, not as difficult as I would have expected.…

Finishing up and getting it done. Glad to finish the challenge with one I’ve never done before

Paths are not clearly marked, took the wrong path a couple of time but figured it out in the end.

First things first – the parking lot for the King Canyon Trailhead is closed for construction but we parked at the museum parking lot and…

Very scenic, although quite long, hike with great people

Great Hike with a Great Group, but cold and windy at the summit.

Gorgeous hike, was for sure a challenge. You could even register to vote at the peak!

Nice steady hike. Not too difficult. Not too crowded in the middle of January.

Well maintained trail

Graduates long uphill. 10 mile hike

Good nice long hike! Windy day in the mountain so had to keep on moving

Trail is in extremely good condition. Easy to follow. If you go to the summit from El Camino del Cerro to  Sweetwater Trail you can…

This was a LOOOONNNNGGGG hike. But great. We really dodged the weather. A big rain storm was coming in. Actually raining up in Cave Creek…

Good Hike – felt long with all the switchbacks

Great hike coming in from the east side of the mountain.  Trail was in great shape.  A very nice hike with great views of Mt…

The trail is a long slow ascent with good switchbacks instead of straight up to the top. There are lots of fun saguaros on the…

The trail is a long slow ascent with good switchbacks instead of straight up to the top. There are lots of fun saguaros on the…

Very little shade – Like no shade. We did get off track and followed a different trail for .3 of a mile right after the…

Great hike, steady incline & beautiful view!

This was our second time to this peak so we decided to try it from another angle. South last year,  north this year but identical…

This has been the best peak so far. It’s beautiful the entire way with gorgeous views and tons of cacti and plants. Definitely loved hiking…

This was an easy/moderate hike. Very beautiful the whole way. Great views at the peak. Hardly anyone on this route. Perfect day.

Was 80 degrees, busy trail, beautiful scenery

This was a fun hike to start my weekend off with. Wasson Peak gives you views of the entire valley. The climb was steady, but…

Love Wasson!!

We didn’t think we were at the right parking lot because AllTrails said it was a large parking lot with a $25 entrance fee. We…

First time in the Saguaro National Park near Tucson, we started out on the Sweetwater trail about 7:30am.  Weather was cold but beautiful and we…

After Flatiron yesterday, we needed a more moderate hike. After picking up our car at Flatiron, we drove 2 hours to Saguaro National Park. We…

This hike seemed to be never-ending. At least it was a little bit of a recovery hike after the brutal Flatirons.

It was 40 degrees when I started at 7:15 am. There were no cars in the parking lot. I met 8 total hikers on the…

The morning began at 36 degrees, but we quickly warmed up on the steady incline of the trail. We hit the peak in just under…

We decided to tackle our first peak a little late in the afternoon. After a long drive from our home in Tucson to Red Hills…

Great hike! Weather was perfect and the trail was in great shape. For a Saturday morning, there wasn’t many other people on the trail. although…

I was excited to check off my first peak for the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge. Since Wasson was the closest to home, I figured that…

This was my first time hiking Wasson Peak. The trail was definitely challenging, you could feel the burn the entire way! The peak hides until…

A tough hike for sure, we started out at the wrong Trailhead, don’t start at the Sweetwater Preserve trailhead to hike the Sweetwater trail; you…

I started my hike at 7 AM at a bone-chilling 34 degrees at the El Camino del Cerro trailhead, since the Kings Canyon parking lot…

King Canyon parking lot is still under construction so I had to park in the Desert Museum parking lot. It’s right across from the trailhead…

We started at 1130am once we were able to access the trailhead from the Hugh Norris trial entrance. The trail access from google maps was…

Went to Wasson Peak on Sunday the 13th. We started very early an it was cold and windy. Up on the summit it was nice…

Getting to the peak was no easy FEAT. 37° to start the day and the ???? was blowing HARD but, no better way to conquer…

The perfect day for this perfect hike. Due to king canyon trailhead closed.. we chose the hike via sunset which started at the el Camino…

The first three miles, not too bad. The last 1.65 miles to the top with all the steep switchbacks, ugh. However, the hike was totally…

Headed down to Tucson while it was still dark to start hiking around sunrise. Very nice trail to the peak, a steady climb but not…

Beautiful but windy day in Tucson to summit. We started just after 10am…after visiting the Visitor Center where I picked up my official Nationa Park…

1st up:Wasson. What a great starting point for my challenge. I went with a friend, but I would feel comfortable doing it solo. Head -down-…

A great time of year to summit Wasson. The cool morning and chill breeze made the adventure dreamy like as the saguaros stretched to meet…

Really enjoyed this hike. It was quite a challenge, but very few people made it enjoyable.

Was invited to join the I’d Rather Be Hiking ( IRBH ) FB group by a friend that played tennis and was an avid outdoors…

I had done this trail back in March, escaping from virtual everything and when everything shut down in California, where Arizona was still open; I…

Got off my plane and went straight to Wasson Peak.

After a 15 hr drive with my best friend from Tulsa, OK, we took a 4 hour nap before picking up my cousin at the…

This was the most difficult and longest hike I have ever done. I’m super proud of myself for finishing it 🙂 We completed it on…

Weather is not feel like winter, it is in the 80