Backpacker Magazine: Phoenix: Backpacking and Camping Trips, Hikes, Adventures, Topo Maps, Aerial Photos.

Phoenix: Bear Mountain Trail

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This rugged 4.6-mile hike climbs 1,800 feet and delivers excellent vistas over the Red Rock/Secret Mountain Wilderness and the Verde Valley.

Phoenix: South Mountain

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Test your physical stamina on this 13.4-miler over rugged terrain with wild elevation challenges. The reward: vistas, hoodoos, and petroglyphs.

Phoenix, AZ: Siphon Draw Trail

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Go from rocky canyons to desert slickrock to an off-trail overlook with five-star views on this 5.6 mile-trek starting in Lost Dutchman State Park.

Phoenix: Rogers Canyon

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Discover the remote cliff dwellings of a long-lost Native American tribe on this 8-mile out-and back in Tonto National Forest.

Phoenix: Hackberry Spring Loop

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Hike saguaro-covered hillsides to a small desert spring on this 5.2-mile loop encircled by mesas and red sandstone cliffs.

Phoenix: Sterling Pass Trail to Vultee Arch

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This 6.4-mile dayhike is a tour de force: You'll be rewarded with magnificent views, an isolated arch, and unusual plant life in Coconino National Forest.

Piestewa Peak aka Squaw Peak (standard)

Phoenix, AZ: Shaw Butte

This 5-mile out-and-back travels above a Sonoran landscape dotted with brittlebush, cholla, and cresote and tops out on a signature Phoenix peak.

Shaw Butte / North Mountain Combo (ultra)

Phoenix: Camelback Mountain Ultra

Cross Phoenix's signature peak--twice--on this 5-mile out-and-back packed with full-circle views over sheer sandstone cliffs.

Phoenix: North Mountain

Short and steep, this 1.6-mile climb travels through ocotillo stands and solitary saguaros to bag one of Phoenix's landmark seven summits.

Local Hikes: Phoenix, AZ

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