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7 Places To Test Your Hiking Skills In Phoenix

Exhibiting a pleasant climate all year round, the city of Phoenix’s impeccably constructed championship courses have made it one of the world’s top golf stopovers! but there’s a lot more to this city than tee times and pristine greens.  Ranked as one of the ace destinations for hiking in America, Phoenix is regarded as the Mecca of hiking! The city of Phoenix is blessed with great and beautiful wilderness reserves which are bound to tickle your adventure buds and make you go for flights from India to Phoenix.

From flat strolls for just casual hikes to adventurous trails are bound to give even the strongest ones a great workout and chills running through their spine!  We have compiled a list of 7 suggestions for an amazing hiking experience. Of course there are a plethora of other choices but these 7 are well-known among masses, easily accessible and fairly representative of all existing trail options in the area!

South Mountain

South Mountain

South mountain is seldom described as the largest municipal park in the region.  It is our personal favorite place in the city. It caters beautiful and breathtaking views  of the amazing skyline. If you are willing to venture over the backside you can visualize Ahwatukee and beyond. This trail is definitely a drive!

Usery Mountain

Usery Mountain

Situated on the valley’s Eastside, this park exhibits a vast array of flora and fauna  that call Sonoran Desert home!  Having  a large collection of cactus, it is an absolutely mandatory  trip for all the cacti lovers out here. This place is truly fun, filled with trap & skeet ranges, trails, rifle ranges, archery ranges, and sporting clay ranges.

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Cholla Trail

cholla trail

This trail is incredibly scenic and picturesque! Climb past the Saguaros and experience majestic views of the city.  Just take a heavy intake of water and exhibit great views. Just ask for the best place to hike in Phoenix and we bet their reply would be Cholla Trail! It is one heck of a spot for scenic pictures.

Echo Canyon Trail

Echo Canyon Trail

Good workout, great trail, great Arizona experience- this describes this Echo Canyon trail the best! there are certainly not as many places in the USA  where you can have such type of experience.  You can expect an arid desert climate with a rapid elevation gain! It is certainly a  challenging yet rewarding hike.  Highly NOT recommended for unfit or children of tender age.

Siphon Draw Trail

Siphon Draw Trail

Looking for a hiking experience which will take less than a day to accomplish or conquer? check out this Siphon Draw trail! This trail will give you many wondrous and marvelous results without much of hard work. The towering rocks make you feel like how tiny you are and if you are lucky enough to conquer this trail in the right season, you will be awe-struck by the amazing vistas of waterfalls.

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Papago Park

Papago Park

This trail is just great for the hikers just starting out! It is a nearly 2 miles loop situated in the center of Phoenix.  The majority of the trail is easily accessible and the paths offer seriously some great Instagram stuff, worthy of thousand likes! Although this is a straightforward trail, don’t scrimp out on bringing water.

Apache Wash Trailhead

Apache Wash Trailhead

This trail caters a vast array for each and every type of hiker. Cyclists also recognize Apache Wash Trailhead for its well-known flatter trails. It is a grand and picturesque place for the morning hike. It is a great and easy trail with generally good surfaces and gentle grades.

Hit to the Mecca of hiking by grabbing cheap flights from India to Phoenix and take on some bouldering and climbing which is definitely well worth it!

Have a Happy Hiking people!