Why Hiking Camelback Mountain in Phoenix Should Be on Your Travel Bucket List

Both the Echo Canyon and Cholla trails are difficult and take you up to the 2,707-foot summit. Echo Canyon is slightly shorter, around 1.3 miles, though the more demanding scrambling portions and handrails are also along this trail. It starts out easy, like any regular hike, at a trailhead complete with plenty of parking, bathrooms, and water. Along the start are quite a few signs that warn you about the dangers of hiking the mountain, which remind you of some of hiking basics on a steep trail in a state where temperatures can top 110 degrees. It can get dangerously hot up there, so make sure you have water, stay on the trail, and beware that it's a much harder hike from here on out.