Arizona Sentinel Let's Go!

For Arizonans, the term “take a hike” is an invitation and not an insult. From trails snaking through pine-covered hills, to those skirting lakes and tall saguaros, Arizona has it all for hiking enthusiasts. Read every issue of Let’s Go! for the Hike of the Month. Previous HOMs can be found on this page. If you have any suggestions or comments, use the submission form below.

• Our Top Ten Hikes

• Sharing the trail with desert critters.

• According to ranger, wilderness survival is spelled H-2-O

• Let's Go Hiking...or walking around the mall

• Let's Go Riding - Saguaro Lake Ranch Trail

Fountain Hills/Scottsdale

• Cave Creek Recreation Area

• Cline to Pine Creek - Off Beeline Highway

• Dixie Mine Trail - Fountain Hills

• Full Moon Walk - McDowell Mountain Regional Park

• Go John Trail - Cave Creek Recreation Area

• Jojoba Trail - Bartlett Lake

• Lost Dog Wash Trail -  Scottsdale

• Lousley Hill Trail - McDowell Mountain Regional Park

• McDowell Mountain Park - McDowell Mountain Regional Park

• Nature Trail - Saguaro Lake

• North Loop Trail - McDowell Mountain Regional Park

• Overlook Trail - McDowell Mountain Regional Park

• Panorama Trail - Fountain Hills

• Pine Creek Loop Trail - Off Beeline Highway

• Pinnacle Peak Trail - North Scottsdale

• Scenic Trail - McDowell Mountain Regional Park

• Sears-Kay Ruin - Carefree

• Sunrise Trail - Scottsdale

Northern Arizona

• Havasu Canyon - Grand Canyon

• Lakeview Trail - SE of Flagstaff

• Parker Creek Trail - Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest

Payson Area

• Christopher Creek Gorge

• Ellison Creek Trail

• South Fork Trail

• Sycamore Creek

• Tonto Natural Bridge

Phoenix Metro Area

• Black Mesa Trail - Superstition Mountains

• Boulder Canyon Trail - Canyon Lake

• Boyce Thompson Arboretum - Superior

• National Trail - South Mountain Park

• Phoenix Mountain Preserve - Phoenix

• Phoenix Rio Salado Habitat - Phoenix

• Shaw Butte Trail - Phoenix

• Short Wind Cave Trail - Usery Mountain Recreation Area

• Superstition Wilderness - Superstition Mountains

• Telegraph Pass - South Mountain Park, Phoenix

• Waterfall Trail - White Tanks

• White Tank Mountain Regional Park - White Tanks

Sedona/Prescott Area

• Banning Creek Trail - Prescott

• Bell Trail - North of Camp Verde

• Cowboy Country - Bradshaw Mountains

• Huckaby Trail - Sedona

• Lynx Lake - Prescott

• Day Trips: Prescott & Prescott Valley

• Thumb Butte Trail - Prescott

• Watson Lake - Prescott

• West Fork Trail - Sedona

• West Fork of Oak Creek - Sedona

Southern Arizona and Beyond

• Mismaloya - Mexico

• Picacho Peak - Picacho Peak State Park

• Romero Canyon Trail - North of Tucson

Be sure to enjoy these hikes & let us know what you think by emailing us at linda@fhtimes.com or use the submission form below. If you need a question answered, please include your email address.