Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300 Photoset • astrobrewer • 2016-11-18 • HikeArizona.COM

Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300, AZ

	2016-11-18
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Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300

Phoenix, AZ

Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	2.43 Miles	1,217 AEG

Hiking	2.43 Miles	1 Hour 51 Mns	1.47 mph
	1,217 ft AEG	12 Mns Break

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After 20 years in Phoenix I finally got around to this one. Lots of people on the trail for a work day. The trail itself is rocky and uneven and lots of steep rock steps. Not what I look for in a fun hike. I followed the trail to the end and took in the view with lots of other people sitting around the peak while catching my breath after that climb. Then I realized that I wasn't actually on the real peak, so I climbed up the real peak and got the real 360 degree view. I saw a squirrel at the top, but he didn't hang around long enough for me to get a photo. There were also a couple of cool butterflies up there too. I was a little worried that all the steps would kill my knees on the way down, but thankfully I didn't have any problems. Next time I'm in the area I'll do trail #302 around the circumference of the peak.

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