Arizona Attractions

Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Area

Squaw Peak Dr.

Phoenix, AZ

www.phoenix.gov/PARKS/hikephx.html

"Where's the Summit Trail?" I asked a group of hikers after I parked at the base of 2,608-foot Piestewa Peak, about nine miles north of downtown Phoenix.

"See all of those people?" a gray-haired woman told me. "Follow them."

There's a good reason Summit Trail attracts more than 5,000 hikers a week. This 1.2-mile schist-lined path is a moderate to difficult climb with a 1,200-foot elevation gain and an exhilarating payoff: an eagle-eye view of the valley...

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- Hugo Martin, L.A. Times Staff Writer (Jan. 27, 2008)

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