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Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300 - 174 members in 5670 triplogs have rated this an average 3.2 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Dec 03 2025
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67 female
 Joined Nov 17 2008
 phoenix, az
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 03 2025
trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,753
Hiking2.20 Miles 1,180 AEG
Hiking2.20 Miles
1,180 ft AEG
 
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angela arranged a playdate for her niece/cousin jaelyn and i
we all met at the piestewa trailhead
jaelyn and i did the summit trail, while angela did a circumference/nature trail combo
after hiking we had breakfast at the brass rail since angela had never been to this fine establishment
linking @tibber as a breakfast partner :lol:
good hike, not too crowded, nice meeting jaelyn
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Dec 01 2025
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54 male
 Joined Feb 19 2015
 Phoenix
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
 Hiking avatar Dec 01 2025
bjonson • Triplogs 282
 Hiking11.79 Miles 3,959 AEG
 Hiking11.79 Miles   4 Hrs   27 Mns   2.66 mph
3,959 ft AEG      1 Min Break
 
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Nov 07 2025
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32 male
 Joined Sep 30 2014
 Tempe, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Nov 07 2025
watkins11 • Triplogs 8
Hiking2.25 Miles 1,178 AEG
Hiking2.25 Miles   1 Hour   27 Mns   1.55 mph
1,178 ft AEG
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As has become tradition, I’ve hiked Piestewa every time I’ve flown in to Phoenix this year. Now my third time up the peak, this was my first time (ever) going UP at night. Toting a headlamp on red light mode, it was an interesting climb. With the limited visibility and especially with the red light, many of the rock features were difficult to recognize, even though I did the hike just two weeks prior in the daylight.

Up top, I came across a group filming a production about Ringtails, which I enjoyed listening to for a while before heading back down.

Nothing especially eventful, but I was surprised by how empty the peak was at that time of night. (6:39pm-8:07pm). I hardly saw anyone for the last 1/3 of the way up and only 2-3 small groups on the way down, which led to my confusion even more about whether I was on the right path in the low light.

The moon was putting on quite the show though. It was a huge, bright, harvest moon; framed by the surrounding peaks and saguaros. A treat to see on the way down.

This tradition is becoming one I enjoy. This is a great quick hike that fights off the jetlag and reminds my of the grandeur of the desert.
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Oct 24 2025
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 Joined Nov 17 2008
 phoenix, az
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
 Hiking avatar Oct 24 2025
trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,753
 Hiking5.70 Miles 1,963 AEG
 Hiking5.70 Miles   2 Hrs   5 Mns   2.74 mph
1,963 ft AEG
 
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Piestewa Circumference - Freedom Trail #302
Nature Trail #304 - Phx Preserves
Irregular Link Trail #1C
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have i really not done piestewa in over a year?
needed to upgrade my usual workout hike as evidenced by summit time
nice day, good hike
not that busy
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Oct 24 2025
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 Tempe, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 24 2025
watkins11 • Triplogs 8
Hiking2.20 Miles 1,180 AEG
Hiking2.20 Miles   1 Hour   37 Mns   1.55 mph
1,180 ft AEG      12 Mns Break
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My wife had just flown in from PA (I had gotten out here a few days before) and our first stop was to hike Piestewa for a warmup before going up North for some more serious hiking.

I had done this trail a few weeks prior so it was fresh in my memory. We took it fairly slow. I barely spent time in Z4 and stayed out of Z5. Tons of gnats at the Summit made it so we didn’t want to stay too long.It was a beautiful day to do the hike though. Warm (we started around 11), but enough of a light breeze that it wasn’t a significant hinderance.

It wasn’t too crowded (relative of course, with this trail), so we had no issues with parking and had several minute stretches without having to move over for others.

Very pleasant overall and a great way to break our legs back in after hiking the PA flats for so long.
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Aug 31 2025
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Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
 Hiking avatar Aug 31 2025
joebartels • Triplogs 5,925
 Hiking4.95 Miles 2,442 AEG
 Hiking4.95 Miles   3 Hrs   15 Mns   1.67 mph
2,442 ft AEG      17 Mns Break
 
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not busy, kinna miserable without a breeze
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Aug 08 2025
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Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
 Hiking avatar Aug 08 2025
joebartels • Triplogs 5,925
 Hiking3.00 Miles 1,233 AEG
 Hiking3.00 Miles   1 Hour   52 Mns   2.00 mph
1,233 ft AEG      22 Mns Break
 
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Warning to Android RS users. RS needs plenty of time to boot and plenty of time to process any change to the Follow route.
Nobody wants to drive to a hike and then wait. Working on it. In the meantime, have it loaded at home with whatever hike you intend to hike as the Follow. If you absolutely must import or change the Follow, wait for the import or change to complete... as in nothing happens on the home screen for 45-seconds screen-on

Forcing map tiles at the beginning of the hike creates issues. To get all the mapping in place from a cold start involves a massive amount of processing. Android simply isn't quick enough for the way I redesigned in 8 weeks of free time with AI that thinks we all have lightning bolt threaded processors. For reference, it takes the near fastest Android on the market minutes to process what the cheapest iPhone conquers in seconds. The side-by-side tests are essentially a tricycle vs a Tesla.

Even as an Android user, I damn near swore it off. I have an iPhone. It does a few things very nicely, the battery has a charge like a nuclear reactor, and it's ridiculously fast. The side buttons are designed for a left-handed person, the camera assumes you have two good hands, the screen in sunlight with sunglasses is like looking at a mirror, it's too damn tiny, I'm old, cranky, and I hate it... Lol

It was hot, humid, and horrible for half a lap ascending, then less horrible. The top furlong to halfway down was refreshing tropical island breezes!
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Aug 04 2025
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Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
 Hiking avatar Aug 04 2025
joebartels • Triplogs 5,925
 Hiking5.09 Miles 1,905 AEG
 Hiking5.09 Miles   2 Hrs   41 Mns   2.02 mph
1,905 ft AEG      10 Mns Break
 
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Piestewa Circumference - Freedom Trail #302
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Home for a round. Passed up a small group with spanking new Doc Martens. Fine on this little hike, but the swank individual statement would wear off quickly on anything much longer.

The backside of the pie casserole is nice in the morning shade.
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Apr 30 2025
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52 male
 Joined Sep 18 2002
 Tempe, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 30 2025
chumley • Triplogs 2,021
Hiking2.41 Miles 1,126 AEG
Hiking2.41 Miles   1 Hour   58 Mns   2.10 mph
1,126 ft AEG      49 Mns Break
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I try to do this once or twice a year. The weather was a nice 82-78 and sunset is now late enough to deal with the drive. Summit tacos accompanied an eclectic UN mix of reasonably uncommon Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Bosnian and Norwegian language speakers. Blackhawk, ringtail, and a couple of mice sightings.
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Apr 07 2025
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Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
 Hiking avatar Apr 07 2025
joebartels • Triplogs 5,925
 Hiking2.49 Miles 1,173 AEG
 Hiking2.49 Miles   1 Hour   30 Mns   1.94 mph
1,173 ft AEG      13 Mns Break
 
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Sun hoodie test round one. Headed up behind an old-timer that we've had slight differences in the past but we've come to respect each other. He always has a nice good medium pace so I figured I'd follow a stones throw back for about a quarter mile.

One kid whizzed by a little unrespectfully close to him. I damn near caught up and kicked him in the nuts.

Busy for a Monday with a smorgasbord of paces. Hit the power cord moves. It's fun to reduce various stresses that could result in a panic attack.

It got a little scary when I realized there may be merit in what Bruce babbles about getting rid of the ugly growth above my shoulders. Hellos were off the charts. Yeah it was a nice day and blah blah blah, whatever...

As a baseball cap type of guy that despises baseball, I must say this was absolutely phenomenal on the ascent. Even on a cooler day like today you would sweat like a monkey with any hat. Yes I do have technical data on monkey sweat ascending a mountain. Big floppy hats just don't work for me because they just don't work, I've tried them, just don't like them.

Sun sleeves might work for some, to me they're like circular oven mitts.

Notable eye contact before running away screaming by a few merits further testing.

There are a few precarious ledges and drop offs I enjoy pushing to the edge when the wind is right so my vision is clear that I noticed the side blinder hoodie impairs my vision. Probably best to wean off those anyways.

Forum trash big load and x sprout may be onto something with this one. In all fairness big load gets a semi-pass for occasionally using RS, x sprout does realize HAZ outside of the forum exist yet barely squeaks by for siding with the Norwegian mutt. Yet both are better than the retired hikers feeding off scraps. Well fudge, alston not jersey load. Embarrassing, not sure how the land squatter with a drone squeaks by but he does!

Apologies if I missed any of my favorite HAZ'rs while living the fashion statement dream.

PS; hey Mike, flip the jlp lyrics over, all I wanted was a Pepsi!
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Mar 19 2025
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69 male
 Joined Jan 20 2009
 Far NE Phoenix,
PieLoop, AZ 
PieLoop, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 19 2025
The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,833
Hiking7.07 Miles 1,625 AEG
Hiking7.07 Miles   2 Hrs   41 Mns   2.63 mph
1,625 ft AEG4 LBS Pack
 
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Piestewa Circumference - Freedom Trail #302
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Nature Trail #304 - Phx Preserves
VOAZ Trail #1B
Charles M. Christiansen Trail #100
Dreamy Draw Nature Trail #220
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After dropping my GS off at school and making a pickup in the west valley I hit this up on the way home. Still pleasant temps around 10am and throughout the hike. This is actually a nice loop with the ability to add AEG and mileage to suit. I'll probably do this again (temps permitting).

I saw a poppy!
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Jan 24 2025
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43 female
 Joined Jun 23 2015
 Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
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emilystardust • Triplogs 808
 Hiking2.10 Miles 1,029 AEG
 Hiking2.10 Miles   1 Hour   27 Mns   1.48 mph
1,029 ft AEG      2 Mns Break
 
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Jan 19 2025
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Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
 Hiking avatar Jan 19 2025
joebartels • Triplogs 5,925
 Hiking7.11 Miles 3,568 AEG
 Hiking7.11 Miles   3 Hrs   41 Mns   1.98 mph
3,568 ft AEG      5 Mns Break
 
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New twist on Addison & OZ' remakes.
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Jan 18 2025
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Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
 Hiking avatar Jan 18 2025
joebartels • Triplogs 5,925
 Hiking4.80 Miles 2,373 AEG
 Hiking4.80 Miles   2 Hrs   45 Mns   1.92 mph
2,373 ft AEG      15 Mns Break
 
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Looked forward all week to freeze and I forgot my damn headlamp. Expected ground sooner rather than later on one step and slightly tweaked my left knee.

Heading down the knee was not happy and tweaked my attitude. Pouted, crawled a second.
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Jan 12 2025
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Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
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joebartels • Triplogs 5,925
 Hiking7.00 Miles 3,454 AEG
 Hiking7.00 Miles   2 Hrs   48 Mns   2.50 mph
3,454 ft AEG
 
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37° and windy, for sure as hell wasn't there for the weather.

Sassy Moonscreen wants to go to the edge via an illusion. If unfound pain is the goal, squeak it out on luck without Yin.
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Dec 24 2024
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 Joined Oct 23 2017
 Tempe
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
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KingLeonidas • Triplogs 270
 Hiking1.55 Miles 2,534 AEG
 Hiking1.55 Miles      58 Mns   1.66 mph
2,534 ft AEG      2 Mns Break
 
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Did Piestawa peak wit Victoria for our weekly fitness hike. She was having some issues so we had to retreat before summiting
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Dec 13 2024
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Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
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joebartels • Triplogs 5,925
 Hiking5.01 Miles 2,314 AEG
 Hiking5.01 Miles   1 Hour   56 Mns   2.59 mph
2,314 ft AEG
 
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Here kitty kitty
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Nov 28 2024
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Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
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joebartels • Triplogs 5,925
 Hiking7.47 Miles 3,624 AEG
 Hiking7.47 Miles   3 Hrs   47 Mns   2.06 mph
3,624 ft AEG      9 Mns Break
 
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Happy 1 x 10^7 Thanksgiving!
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Nov 27 2024
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 Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
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emilystardust • Triplogs 808
 Hiking2.44 Miles 1,160 AEG
 Hiking2.44 Miles   1 Hour   25 Mns   1.85 mph
1,160 ft AEG      6 Mns Break
 
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Nov 16 2024
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 Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
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astrobrewer • Triplogs 208
 Hiking2.37 Miles 1,178 AEG
 Hiking2.37 Miles   2 Hrs   6 Mns   1.58 mph
1,178 ft AEG      36 Mns Break
 
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First hike of 5 of the Phoenix Summit Challenge. I was a little nervous about doing this trail in the dark before sunrise, but it wasn't bad with the headlamp. My group decided to stop and rest about half way up. We rested for at least 10 minutes and when we decided to continue one of our group was missing. After a couple minutes looking I sent a text and he said that he was right behind us. LOL. Apparently he walked right past us and was following some other folks thinking it was us. We caught up with him eventually.

We reached the summit just before sunrise. A Native American man was up near the high point playing a drum and singing as the sun came up over the horizon. It was a beautiful way to start the day!
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