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We are fair weathered hikers, so we generally will hike between October to April. We like avoiding the crowds, and the birds seem to be most active in the first few hours after down, so we generally will time our hikes to start within 30 minutes of sunrise. This also gives us the rest of the day to relax. :)
Hands Down, HikeArizona.com This is the best hiking website resource for hiking in Arizona.
Below is a list of hikes we have documented. Listed in order that we hiked them. Select the hike name go to the page for that hike. There you can see more details on the hike including pictures, Printable PDF guide, Google Earth Waypoints File and GPX file downloads.
2018 Hikes
|
State |
Hike Name |
Length (Miles) |
Rating (10) |
Difficulty (10) |
One Line Description |
Date |
|
2018 Total = 112.9 miles ( as of 2018.05.19) |
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|
Arizona |
7.1 |
8.0/10 |
8.0/10 |
Purpose of this hike was to take star trails and Milky Way photos. Started at 6pm and returned at 3:30am. |
2018.05.19 | |
|
Arizona |
5.1 |
8.0/10 |
NA/10 |
Great spot for birding, did not do entire hike. |
2018-04-17 | |
|
Arizona |
7.2 |
8.0/10 |
7.5/10 |
Some nice views, but most trail felt like goat trail. |
2018-04-16 | |
|
Arizona |
7.6 |
8.5/10 |
8.0/10 |
Seems to cover a lot of terrain. |
2018-04-01 | |
|
Arizona |
3.2 |
9.5/10 |
1.0/10 |
It's the Grand Canyon, what more to say |
2018.03.27 | |
|
Arizona |
12.2 |
9.5/10 |
7.5/10 |
Great views and wide variety of birds |
2018.03.26 | |
|
Arizona |
7.6 |
8.0/10 |
7.0/10 |
Combined Tortuga, Elephant Mountain, Spur Cross and Dragonfly into a loop |
2018.03.17 | |
|
Arizona |
Radio Summit via Goat Trail (White Tanks) |
9.2 |
7.0/10 |
8.5/10 |
Nice views of mountains, bad wild flower season this year |
2018.03.14 |
|
Arizona |
12.3 |
??/10 |
8.0/10 |
Rainy day but enjoyed |
2018.03.11 | |
|
Arizona |
15.0 |
8.5/10 |
8.5/10 |
Fields and Pine trees in the Superstitions? |
2018.02.25 | |
|
Arizona |
10.3 |
6.0/10 |
7.0/10 |
Combined parts of Butterfield, Gadsden, and Tothaker hikes to make this Texas shaped loop |
2018.02.17 | |
|
Arizona |
10.8 |
7.0/10 |
9.5/10 |
Spectacular view on top of mountain, but a lot of work to get there. |
2018.01.13 | |
|
Arizona |
5.3 |
8.0/10 |
6.0/10 |
This hike combines parts of Pass Mountain Trail Loop and the Mountain Pass RidgeLine hike. |
2018.01.07 | |
2017 Hikes
|
State |
Hike Name |
Length (Miles) |
Rating (10) |
Difficulty (10) |
One Line Description |
Date |
|
2017 Total = 271.2 miles ( as of 2017.12.25) |
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|
Arizona |
15.3 |
8.5/10 |
9.5 |
A long hike with varied scenery. |
2017.12.25 | |
|
Arizona |
5.3 |
7.0/10 |
9.0/10 |
Great views, but on ridgline, no routes, lots of rock-hopping, we bailed before end at saddle. |
2017.12.18 | |
|
Arizona |
8.4 |
6.0/10 |
6.0/10 |
Combine 3 hikes on South Mountain to make this loop |
2017.12.10 | |
|
Arizona |
9.3 |
8.5/10 |
6.5/10 |
Night Hike. Previously done on 2016.02.28 |
2017.12.02 2016.02.28 | |
|
Arizona |
10.7 |
7.5/10 |
8.0/10 |
Previously done on 2017.04.15 (No photos or GPS) |
2017.11.26 2017.04.15 | |
|
Arizona |
6.0 |
8.0/10 |
6.0/10 |
Enjoyable hike, city views for part of hike |
2017.11.12 | |
|
Arizona |
12.6 |
8.0/10 |
7.0/10 |
Great views, and slope was good |
2017.11.10 | |
|
Arizona |
8.0 |
8.0/10 |
6.5/10 |
Originally hiked in 2016, this time under a full moon |
2017.11.05 | |
|
Arizona |
7.4 |
7.0/10 |
7.5/10 |
Nice views in the mountains |
2017.10.29 | |
|
Arizona |
6.2 |
3.0/10 |
7.5/10 |
City hiking with crowds |
2017.10.25 | |
|
Arizona |
6.2 |
7.0/10 |
3/10 |
Pretty flat quick hike - Variant on original hike. Adds 0.5 miles. |
2017.10.21 | |
|
Arizona |
4.0 |
6.5/10 |
3/10 |
Pleasant hike around a forest lake |
2017.10.18 | |
|
Arizona |
10.4 |
6.5/10 |
6.5/10 |
Forest and stream along with high desert gives a wide range of scenery |
2017.10.08 | |
|
Arizona |
9.5 |
6.5/10 |
8.5/10 |
Nice hike with good views of rock fields |
2017.10.01 | |
|
Wyoming |
5.9 |
8.5/10 |
7.0/10 |
Yellowstone: Nice hike with stream crossing and Bison encounter possible |
2017.08.26 | |
|
Wyoming |
7.1 |
8.5/10 |
7.0/10 |
Yellowstone: Scenic view and lakes |
2017.08.25 | |
|
Wyoming |
7.7 |
9.0/10 |
7.0/10 |
Yellowstone: Great falls and nice Geyser |
2017.08.25 | |
|
Wyoming |
7.2 |
8.0/10 |
7.0/10 |
Yellowstone: Nice hike around mountain |
2017.08.24 | |
|
Wyoming |
2.8 |
7.5/10 |
7.0/10 |
Yellowstone: Short steep hike to Geyser area that is seldom visited |
2017.08.24 | |
|
Wyoming |
9.4 |
7.0/10 |
8.0/10 |
Yellowstone: Steep mountain hike to valley. surprisingly little wildlife to be found. |
2017.08.23 | |
|
Colorado |
5.4 |
7.0/10 |
7.5/10 |
Hike about the mountains of Colorado |
2017.08.19 | |
|
Colorado |
3.0 |
7.5/10 |
6.5/10 |
Nice hike in the park will little traffic |
2017.08.19 | |
|
Colorado |
6.1 |
7.5/10 |
6.0/10 |
Nice scenery, to many people |
2017.08.18 | |
|
Arizona |
5.9 |
7.5/10 |
4.5/10 |
Good views of lake. Best to do during weekdays to avoid crowds. |
2017.05.17 | |
|
Arizona |
7.9 |
7.5/10 |
9.0/10 |
Great views but to many people |
2017.04.29 | |
|
Arizona |
Mount Peeley |
5.4 |
7.0/10 |
6.5/10 |
Good mountain views |
2017.04.19 |
|
Arizona |
7.4 |
7.5/10 |
7.0/10 |
Nice flowers, Buzzards and Bald Eagle |
2017.03.29 | |
|
Arizona |
9.8 |
8.0/10 |
8.5/10 |
Wonderful wildflowers at this time of year |
2017.03.26 | |
|
Arizona |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Looks like we were about 1 week late on this one. |
2017.03.19 | |
|
Arizona |
9.7 |
8.0/10 |
7.0/10 |
Nice views, best visited during wild flower season |
2017.03.12 | |
|
Arizona |
9.3 |
8.5/10 |
8.0/10 |
A cactus jungle with a steep climb and excellent view. |
2017.03.05 | |
|
Arizona |
10.0 |
9.9/10 |
10/10 |
Hiking, Climbing with 75lb backpack makes for quite an adventure! But great views on the needle. |
2017.02.08 | |
|
Arizona |
2.4 |
4.5/10 |
5.0/10 |
In city hiking with nice view of Superstitions at top. |
2017.02.04 | |
|
Arizona |
6.2 |
8.5/10 |
7.0/10 |
Granite wonderland with high desert views |
2017.01.11 | |
|
Arizona |
7.0 |
8.0/10 |
6.0/10 |
Classic Sonoran desert scenery with some city views. |
2017.01.02 | |
2016 Hikes
|
State |
Hike Name |
Length (Miles) |
Rating (10) |
Difficulty (10) |
One Line Description |
Date |
|
2016 Total = 112.9 miles |
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|
Arizona |
11.7 |
8.5/10 |
8.5/10 |
Nice open views with surprisingly little sub divisions visible |
2016.12.11 | |
|
Arizona |
4.9 |
8.5/10 |
8.5/10 |
Steep climb to great views of the Superstitions |
2016.10.09 | |
|
Arizona |
5.6 |
7.0/10 |
7.5/10 |
Highest point in Maricopa county |
2016.09.15 | |
|
Arizona |
8.4 |
8.0/10 |
8.0/10 |
Nice hike with good views of the lake. |
2016.04.13 | |
|
Arizona |
8.0 |
8.0/10 |
6.5/10 |
Nice views on the North and East parts of the hike. Crowds at Wind Cave Trail. |
2016.04.09 | |
|
Arizona |
12.2 |
9.0/10 |
6.5/10 |
Super views with a bit of river rock hiking |
2016.03.30 | |
|
Arizona |
5.5 |
7.0/10 |
4.5/10 |
Nice hike with great views at the end. |
2016.03.23 2017.04.01 | |
|
Arizona |
N/A |
4.0/10 |
N/A |
Just Pictures of park |
2016.03.14 | |
|
Arizona |
6.0 |
8.0/10 |
8.5/10 |
Great Views, feels like 12 miles |
2016.03.06 | |
|
Arizona |
9.2 |
8.5/10 |
6.5/10 |
Gentle pleasant inclines in this hike in the Superstitions. |
2016.02.28 | |
|
Arizona |
6.3 |
9.0/10 |
4.0/10 |
A nice hike with typical Sonoran desert scenery and lots of cacti and wide variety of birds. |
2016.02.19 | |
|
Arizona |
5.7 |
7.0/10 |
3.0/10 |
Pretty flat quick hike |
2016.01.17 | |
|
Arizona |
14.8 |
8.5/10 |
7.5/10 |
Great change in landscape and wonderful cliff dwellings, up close and personal. |
2016.01.23 | |
|
Arizona |
14.6 |
4.0/10 |
9.5/10 |
Two nice hikes, but off-route cat claw bushwhacking between routes is hell. |
2016.02.05 | |