Jon Mincks, a wilderness skills and safety expert at Arizona Hiking Shack, emphasizes that Camelback, which stands at about 2,700 feet, is no neighborhood park. "It's a desert mountain, not a ...

The Broadside Trail opened in 2023, but until Aug. 16, 2024, when Schultz Pass Road and Elden Springs Road reopened following post-fire restorations, getting to it required hiking on long ...