The Best Hike in Phoenix - Camelback Mountain - Echo AND Cholla Trails
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
- The Best Hike in Phoenix - Camelback Mountain - Echo AND Cholla Trails
If you're into wilderness experiences, you won't enjoy hikes that are in town. But if you like to hike and live in Phoenix, there are some iconic in town hikes you shouldn't miss. No, you won't be alone on the trail, but you still get a good challenge, views and a workout. And the best hike in Phoenix is Camelback Mountain.
I've hiked Camelback Mountain dozens and dozens of times over the years. But only from the Echo Canyon side. The Cholla Trail isn't as popular and it's been closed for several years. I tried once, but it was closed then too. So I decided that this time I'd just hike the whole thing. So I parked along Invergordon Road and walked from the Cholla Trailhead to the Echo Canyon Trailhead, then walked over the mountain back to my car. Echo Canyon Trail is notorious for steep sections with rails to help you climb or boulders to scramble over. Lots of boulders. It's a challenge and a lot of fun. There's even a 'secret' cave along the way that I didn't know about for years.
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I used to hike this with my dad when I was a little kid in the 1960s. Things sure have changed. Paradise Valley was undeveloped desert back then. And you didn't see very many people hiking up there. I miss dad, he took me on so many great adventures. Dad was a surveyor for Arizona Public Service, and did side jobs on the weekends. He surveyed the lots for Paradise Valley Country Club, and surveyed the first power down into Phantom Ranch in the Grand Canyon and the first power into Crown King. Thanks for the video.
When I lived in PHX, my favorite was Tom's Thumb. I hiked to the top a month and a half after recovering from a heart attack.
I’m too old to do this hike. So glad I saw this before I tried it. Thanks!
Hike up is challenging! Hike down is treacherous!
Definitely sketchier going down.
Lived here for 2 years hiking all the East (superstition), North (the lake trails), and South (mountain preserve)... Never heard of this one. I need to do more of the city hikes. They look quite fun.
And thanks for that wave cave video btw. Met my significant other on that hike. Without it, I would have been lost (in more ways than one haha).
That's awesome!
Loved it. I know in town or popular hikes are not your favorite things, and I can agree. But, it’s nice that you video some of these for those of us who sometimes visit the area briefly. Maybe that’ll all we’ll have time for. Many thanks!
I hiked the cholla trail each week… I prefer it to Echo Canyon although I switch it up every couple of years… We’re so fortunate to be able to take a long lunch break and go hit the trail truly a blessing to live here in the valley👊🏽🤙🏽💯
I´ve done that hike 40 (!) years ago: I met 3 people and there has been no fence!
What a view! No judgment here! lol
I need to do this hike again. It’s been a while. Great video Jerry ❤😊
Thank you! Been wanting to do this hike. Thanks for the heads up what tm looking forward to doing it. ❤
Love this hike. It was my first hike in the Valley.
props to the high calorie humans making a change and getting fit!
Phoenix, looks more and more like a place we should visit!
I love it here. But...maybe wait until fall.
come in March, great hiking weather and catch a couple spring training games
If that Starbucks you're visiting at the end of the video is the one by CCV on Happy Valley, howdy neighbor! Thanks for the great content!
I love asking for, a regular coffee, a little sugar and milk. They either get it with joy or they've never heard of it.
Haha! Probably haven't heard of it at Starbucks.
Very nice man! That trail looks pretty tough…goes straight up with little break.
Still not as bad as climbing up to Surprise Valley.
Camelback is my “go to” hike to keep my legs ready for more adventurous hikes. The climbing on the Echo Canyon side isn’t too bad either.
That looks like a delightful hike, but watching you scramble over all those rocks I kept thinking rattlesnakes!! PS: your coffee order🤣
I'm sure there are snakes up there. Yeah...people who know me do not expect that coffee order from me. But hey, it tastes good!
I did this exact hike 13 months ago so thanks for letting me revisit it. Great views and challenging!
Pretty serious trail for a one-armed man! Great views from the top and along the way. Assume Tina likes her Sunday mornings around the house. Thanks
Done a couple of hikes in Sedona, will keep this one in mind when we get back in the area. I won't judge you cause I like a good Carmel Mac. Every now and then 😊. Great video 📹 by the way. Thanks
Great video. Camelback is a great hike. I Love it!
Camel Back Mountain. Oh gosh! Growing up in Scottsdale how many times have I looked up and seen that profile against the sky--and the Praying Monk, as we called the rock formation on its "neck" (?). I don't think I knew there was a trail up there. Or maybe there wasn't back then, it was over 40 years ago (eek!). Enjoying your urban hikes and the visits to memory lane. Thanks!
No, it’s been there. I’ve been hiking it for 40 years :-)
@@arizonaunplugged-neilbrook9509 Oh thanks! Good to know!
@@westcoastislander6699 it was way smaller back in the day and you had to know how to get to the trailhead… Especially the Cholla side, so it’s no surprise that you wouldn’t have known about it. I don’t think a lot of people did 👊🏽🤙🏽💯
Jeri, I work with VETERANS in the Wickenburg area, the rural Arizona VETERANS that are underserved… Anyways, wondering if you have any interest connecting about doing some guided hiking trips for some of them…
Great video as always. Come to WA sometime and I can take you around to see some sights up here.
Love Washington! We nearly died hiking up to Colchuck Lake. Still had fun. It's so beautiful up there.
Beautiful !
Absolutely amazing.thanks for sharing your journey. Guys I recommended you visit the himalayan mountains k2 and Nangaparbat view point from one place moses peak.add this sound in your bucket list.
Probably a nice hike as the sun rises. It’s a bit too crowded for me most other times of the day.
Great hike, thanks for sharing. That fence is unbelievable
Greetings from Germany
Martin
I do this hike when I’m in Phoenix visiting family. Thanks for bringing back some happy memories and putting a smile on my face!
It's damn ghetto playground with those fences. That is not a nature hike. I have never, ever seen that on any hike in CA, OR, ID, MT, AZ, CO, NM, NV, or WA I have ever done.
Why do you prefer shoes to boots?
I like shoes because they're lighter. And I feel more agile. I'll wear boots if it's snowy or muddy.
Tina didn’t want to leave her bed in the early hours of a sunday morning? 😜🤣
I've been reminded several times how much I still owe her for hiking Piestawa.
Fences on a hike??
From the map he showed and one of the signs later in the video, looks like it’s a Phoenix City Park, maybe? With private property on the other side…
The fences are to keep people from falling off the trail, I believe. It's a sheer drop off and an in-town hike. So tons of people in all different ranges of abilities hike it. Definitely not the type of thing I would expect to see outside of town though.
I've done the same hike but I called an Uber to echo lol
That would've been smarter.
Okay,,,, by the time I went to get some tacos to watch the show it was over! Can you throw in a walk around your neighborhood next time. Come on Barry!
I know your name is Jerry, but I figure Tina fantasies about Barry. 😂
The only good hike around Phoenix is if you're hiking the hell out of there - FOR GOOD. That city and area sucks !!!
Definitely prefer wilderness. But it beats a treadmill.
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So..the best hike in Phoenix starts out with miles of chainlink fences like prison yard? What a quintessential natural hike! NOT! Bwahahahaha! No thanks! EVER!
Yeah, urban hiking is definitely a different experience than wilderness hiking.
I can see why my brother loves living there. It's a beautiful place. Stay hydrated though. The heat is brutal, but you already know that.
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I gotta say the coffee was a bit of a disappointment. Will give you a pass today.
Anyone who knows me and has heard my Starbucks coffee order has given me a funny look.