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6 climbs • 5.5 mi • 639 ft gain • 1 hr 35 min
3 climbs • 6.9 mi • 584 ft gain • 2 hr 39 min
1 climb • 6.4 mi • 810 ft gain • 2 hr 45 min
1 climb • 8.0 mi • 1,055 ft gain • 3 hr 31 min
Latest climbs
"A warm morning; I was only originally planning to do Union Peak via the Desert Vista trailhead, and then another peak (Peak 2144') caught my eye. I hadn't even summitted Union Peak at that point, so I told myself I wanted to see how I felt after the planned summit before trying anything else. I noted from the previous logged ascent on Peak 2144' that it is on AZ state trust land (or at least that you cross it), and happily I had purchased my state land trust permit yesterday and printed it out, and stuck it in my pack this morning. So, I knew I had the right permit to be where I wanted to go, just in case someone wanted to know what I was doing and why. Union Peak was super easy - man, the City of Phoenix makes *really nice* trails. (Las Vegas, Henderson, etc., are you listening?!) There was even a summit register! Had just been started a few months ago, but that still felt nice to read and sign. :) From the summit of Union Peak, I checked the maps (also, A+ Peakery app for having the trails) and my GPS location and decided I'd at least go scout out the Cactus Wren trail as it passes somewhat close to Peak 2144'. Looking at the map, I recognized that if I didn't get it *now*, I'd b..." — psychikingjes • May 13, 2021
"Hiked at the Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve. Trail was a little longer than I was expecting. Nice loop hike you can make different distances. Mine ended up being over 7 miles. Great hike though. Easy peak." — Rob_Keller • Mar 15, 2014







