"An insane but fun trail. Took the Hunter Trail to the top, then the Sunset Trail down the other side and around the mountain back to the trailhead to make it a loop hike. Overall rating 9/10, definitely a trail to experience if you live in Arizona." — MountainQuest • Mar 20, 2022

"Was in Tucson for business and finished early on Wednesday-stopped off on the way home-Got on the trail around 3:30, got to the last set of cables around 4:30 and decided it was time to turn back-both due to Class 3 and time constraints! I will be back-one of the best hikes and 1st real climb I have ever done!" — Curt • Jan 20, 2021

"I began from the Hunter trailhead at 0816, arriving to the saddle around 0840 for a short, steep decent around to the southern side of the peak and then a steep scramble to the summit. The scramble had plenty of steel cables to grab onto if people didn't feel comfortable finding holds in the rock and there was netting in some of the steep parts. I made it to the summit around 0905 with a nice breeze and view of the valley below, which included I-10. I then went over to the other northern summit and took a breather there, where no one ventured over. Certainly a doable hike for a beginner hiker or climber (if they don't try to set up their own route), but I saw a lot of those novices struggle. They took about twice as long to summit and descend. I finished by 1022 when the temperatures were getting pretty high. It was almost 100 degrees when I reached my car. I finished the 4.3 miles of hiking (including northern summit) in 2 hours and 6 mins, which included 15 mins of rest (8 at one summit 7 at other) and speaking to a couple climbing up for 10 mins. If quick and experienced, this hike can be done in under 2 hours easily. I only drank 1 liter of water on the trail, but I brought..." — mchikes • Sep 20, 2020

"I started around 5:20 and summited around 50 minutes later. I climbed up without using any of the railings, just to make it a little more challenging. It was definitely a fun climb and a great park." — ZachTeich • Jun 2, 2018

"wife and I did the complete climb in afternoon...pretty much alone on trail and only us on the peak.. as novice hikers...probably the toughest climb done by us both...great challenge and sense of accomplishment....of course view is worth the climb! (pics to follow) D + C" — dalelutze • Feb 6, 2017

"First via ferrata hike/climb! I've driven by Picacho many times but never thought about hiking it. This was a lot of fun! The ostrich farm visit was a great way to end the trip :)" — Roselle • Dec 28, 2015

"Began hike up the Hunter Tr at 11:51 am. The trail up to the saddle showed a good bit of erosion and a couple small reroutes since my last visit. Made the peak at 1:01 pm and had the summit to myself for about 10 minutes before the next hiker made it up. Cool temps and breezy on the saddle, summit, and a few of the trail segments but overall a nice hike/scramble to the top. Grabbed a few photos and headed down arriving back at the parking lot at 2:08 pm." — LZ • Dec 23, 2015