Hikes by Type

Hikes with swimming holes
Oak Creek Canyon
West Fork of Oak Creek
Bell Trail
Fossil Springs
Ellison Cascades
Tonto Natural Bridge
Lower Salt River
Salome Jug

Hikes near rivers, streams or lakes
Hieroglyphic Trail
Horton Creek
Rogers Canyon Trail: seasonal water flow
Fish Creek
Red Rock Crossing
Boulder Canyon Loop:  seasonal water flow

Difficult Hikes
Angels Landing
Flat Iron
Picket Post Mountain
Salome Jug
Picacho Peak- Hunter Trail
Browns Peak- Four Peaks Wilderness Area

Easy Hikes
West Fork of Oak Creek
Ellison Cascades
Horton Creek
San Tan Mountain Park
Cat Peak Loop
Silly Mountain
Red Rock Crossing


Winter Hikes
San Tan Mountain Park
Picket Post Mountain
Hieroglyphic Trail
Rogers Canyon Trail
Flat Iron
Cat Peak Loop
Pass Mountain Trail
Camelback Mountain
Peralta Trail
Massacre Grounds Trail
Tom's Thumb
Fish Creek
Garden Valley Loop/Hackberry Springs
Pinnacle Peak 
Boulder Canyon Loop
Pichacho Peak-Hunter Trail

Hikes with large hills and overall elevation accumulation
Pass Mountain Trail: 1,020 feet 
Fossil Springs:  1,280 feet
Camelback Mountain: 1,300 feet
Rogers Canyon Trail: 1,133
Peralta Trail: 1,360 Feet
Angels Landing: 1,488 feet
Picket Post Mountain:  1,990 feet
Flat Iron:  2,625 ft.
Tom's Thumb: 1,363 feet
Picacho Peak-Hunter Trail: 1,888 feet
Browns Peak-2,604 feet
Brin's Mesa/Solider Pass Loop with Arch: approximate 850 feet.