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So I sent to another HAZer and we both agreed all cool hikes, but maybe they are using the term "challenging" a little loosely..I am not sure if any of these would make a HAZ top five challenging hikes..the Supes were well represented.

http://azbigmedia.com/ab/executive-life ... -day-hikes

For those of you who hate clicking links their 1-5..

#1 The Hump via Lockett Meadow

#2 Mooney Falls to Colorado R.

#3 Battleship Mountain

#4 Superstition Ridge line

#5 Old Baldy Super Loop

@friendofThundergod
He subject has to be "strange" for people to read this... ;)

@chumley

Or people actually doing things on a Sunday and not sitting home bored out of their mind for a change..sigh

Doh. I still need to do number 2.

You don't need a stinking shuttle for # 4. :STP:

Tortoise Hiker wrote:Doh. I still need to do number 2.

Tmi

@friendofThundergod
The article was written by Dana (Ahote) on HAZ.

Is number one the same as doing it from the inner basin?

@MtnBart01
Of course not the days are long now you can do it as out and back,sweet

@friendofThundergod @AHOTE
Nominating #6
#6 Midnight Mesa Loop - Mazatzals
http://hikearizona.com/decoder=16104
32 miles, 7800'

Widowmaker wrote:Is number one the same as doing it from the inner basin?

Yes

@mazatzal netted a whopping 2 out of 5 from Ken

@joe bartels Time for a talk with Ken

My top 5 hardest hikes are:

Ballantine/FR143 loop with 3 feet of snow on Pine MNT (I almost drove the wrong down the beeline when we left!)
Ridgeline out and back from Carny springs
Midnight Mesa Loop
Midnight Mesa Loop via City Creek TH
Mount Lemmon from Catalina State Park

They are all challenging but obtainable by the majority of people with reasonable fitness. There are surely harder hikes out there that are not obtainable by most individuals, but I think this article was geared towards the masses. I've done all but the last one and agree they are all good challenges that people will generally enjoy, as opposed to a death march. 2 is the least challenging in my opinion, but still about my favorite hike in AZ.

friendofThundergod wrote:So I sent to another HAZer and we both agreed all cool hikes, but maybe they are using the term "challenging" a little loosely..I am not sure if any of these would make a HAZ top five challenging hikes..the Supes were well represented.

http://azbigmedia.com/ab/executive-life ... -day-hikes

For those of you who hate clicking links their 1-5..

#1 The Hump via Lockett Meadow

#2 Mooney Falls to Colorado R.

#3 Battleship Mountain

#4 Superstition Ridge line

#5 Old Baldy Super Loop

After today I think the mother load could at least find herself in a top ten ;)

ML is in my top 3.... . I'm sure that will change once I hit a temple or three

friendofThundergod wrote:#1 The Hump via Lockett Meadow

I did Doyle Saddle from Lockett Meadow last week with Mrs. big_load and a cousin, with very little complaining. However, that last leg to the peak was no sale. Maybe next time.