"Drive up Forest Road 42 and 42D to arrive at Rustler Park, the trailhead for the Crest Trail #270. I carried 2 1/2 gallons of water in my pack, along with hammock, bug netting, 1 change of clothes (3 changes for socks), first aid kit, portable phone charge, knife, and 2 days worth of MREs. Began my ascent around 1800 on September 3 and arrived at Flys Peak to bed down for the night at 1930, about 3.2 miles from the start of the trailhead. Sunset was gorgeous from the crest trail, but I needed a head lamp to complete the last 30 minutes. The raspberry bushes rip your legs apart, so I would recommend wearing pants; the trail is fairly over grown with small brush and very narrow up until Chiricahua Peak and I woke up on the summit of Flys Peak at 0520, packed up my gear, and watched sunrise on the East face before descending at 0610. I summitted Chiricahua Peak around 0720, which has a small elevation marker on a stone. I took a picture with it and moved on. I left a water and food cache at Eagle Spring so I could lose some weight, as my pack remained over 60lbs. I arrived at the snowshed peak trail at 0825 and summitted at 0900 exactly. The trail was very overgrown and the ro..." — mchikes • Sep 4, 2020

"Peak 10/10 on a 30.2 mile day. Hit the final peak at 4:15, 12 miles away from my car. Needless to say, there was a good amount of night hiking to end the day, topped off with a healthy dose of fear that 'El Sombre' (the Chiricahua jaguar spotted two months ago) would pick me off before I could get to camp... Complete TR: http://www.themtsarecalling.com/chiricahua" — Christopher • Nov 11, 2017

"Scouted upper Horseshoe Ridge Trail, upper Baker Canyon Trail, Sentinel Peak Spur Trail, part of Crest Trail #270C and upper South Fork Trail with Chiricahua Wilderness Trail Crew during a work trip on Burnt Stump Trail." — jonathanpatt • Apr 16, 2013