Camelback Mountain

A couple of buddies talked about taking in the trail and I thought I would join them. I had no idea what to expect.....what a wonderful suprise! The climb was exciting and exhilerating. The Best part was when I needed a rest, the scenery provided inspiration and the natural boost needed to get me to the top. When in Phoenix......a must!

very early hiking up camelback mountain is at first a very different experience from your normal walk around the park!! I was invited several months ago to hike camelback in the early ungodly hour of 4:30 AM!! {I was asleep an hour earlier when the dare I mean the call came from a friend inviting me to hike camelback instead of my daily five mile walk around the park.....which I would reward my self with a frapachino!!} needless to say im hooked on camelback!!!!! and become another one of those nice crazy people hiking the mountain at 4:30 in the morning!! its a very profound experience and incourarage any one who is in good condition to try it if there ever in the phoenix area and would like to take a rewarding experience not soon to forget back with them!!!.

this is very amazing but weird and what i like about it is the way it looks and i mean in a weird way

First attempted the hike last year, and only made it to the 1/2 mile marker (it ended up being 110 degrees that day). Just returned from AZ last week, and my 2 adult sons and I reached the summit. What a rush!! I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Not bad for a 56 yr old gal!

First time hikers should allow plenty of time for the round trip hike. Signage is poor beyond the fenced and railed areas and it is easy to get lost. Make sure you carry a bottle of water and proper shoes.

One of my favorite things in the valley, it is nice change from regular cardio, once you reach the top you have a beautiful view, you have to be in ok shape to make it to the top, you will be sore if you don't hike much, but if you are in shape it will be a good "sore". I dont live in Phoenix anymore and miss it so much, go hike up Camelback mountain and enjoy it for me and you, and write a review afterward, you wont regret it, that I can guarantee.

This was our first time in the area and our first time up the mountain. We decided to bring along our 3 month old Saint Bernard. It was a great hike for the three of us. We are in pretty good shape but there were some challeging places. We met a lot of very nice people on the way up and down which really made our time wonderful. My advice.... take your time, bring plenty of water, and talk to the people around you. Plan to do this again very soon.

This mountain is great. While the hike is short (30 min to the top), it is quite challenging and a lot of fun! An absolute must for anyone with a few free hours in Phoenix! Downside: it's like a highway, there is a constant line of people going up and down from early in the morning. Parking is annoying, you basically have to wait for people to leave, or mark a mile away down the street, which is not that bad.

Been chasing this Hill for about 10 years now---took 3 or 4 years to get my time to 45 minutes up and down---am 53 and have not encountered this type of exhiliration with any other cardio--its a beautiful hike---the sunsets are exceptional and the people on the trail are friendly and helpful--sometimes competitive as well---try not using the poles as well as scaling across the somewhat vertical side after the second pole (if you have climbed it a lot)--no traffic there and you have the hill to yourself--

This is a great hill/plyometrics workout! Very fun! Workout: I have run the entire moutain from end-to-end and back again(East to West to East) in less than 2 hours, with the entire 2nd decent in the dark. I recommend this round-trip workout to runners who can do a half-marathon in