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| Hiking | 12.60 Miles |
2,485 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.60 Miles | 4 Hrs 37 Mns | | 3.00 mph |
| 2,485 ft AEG | 25 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | First time heading up to Sunrise Peak from 124th Street. The approach was a little ho-hum, with the best views looking back over my shoulder at Camelback Mtn. which is framed in a variety of ways, as you gain elevation.
Very little traffic on the trail until I reached the Sunrise Summit, where it seems all heck broke loose, with gobs of hikers converging from the three or so trailheads that all lead up to the peak.
From the peak, I decided to head over on the Andrews-Kinsey trail towards the Adero Canyon trailhead. There is a nice pass overlook that about halfway, providing good views east and west. Also, in terms of scenery, the drainages you weave in an out of along the northern end of the arcing trail provide nice views of some good saguaro fields.
The large housing development going up below distracts from the views.
At the Western Loop Junction, I headed up to Peak 3098, which IMO, provides better views than from Sunrise Peak--allowing you to see over to Tom's Thumb, as well as all of the eastern views in to Fountain Hills and the Superstitions--Weavers Needle and Flatiron, to the east.
The return trip to the TH was uneventful, though passed a lot more traffic.
Some poppies starting to pop. |
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