I really enjoy coming to this trial. It is definitely one of the busy ones. The views are beautiful both morning and night. Plenty of parking spots open to the public as well as bathrooms. I do recommend coming a bit early because the parking lot gets full quickly. The trial starts off with rocky rocks as you go further up it turns into a road that goes and loops all the way up. The more you go up the harder it gets to keep going. It is a great trail to relive some stress and get a good workout. Your legs will definitely feel sore. Time says its open from 5am -7pm but Ive been there around 8:00pm and still see people hiking. I definitely recommend coming and checking it out.

Great trail system. We visited after Thanksgiving 2020 during Covid-19 and for some reason the rangers closed the road up towards the South Mountain lookout 2 hours before it was officially supposed to be closed. That was annoying as there was no specific reason why they would do that aside from making ppl miss the sunset.

Love this trail, park in second lot if looking to be closer to trail, first lot has armadas, restrooms and playground, there are tons of chimpmunks near the start of the trail, I love how many views you can take in, the trail goes up quickly, very nicely maintained

This is the go-to spot for a scenic view of metro Phoenix! The climb is a bit intense at times, so be sure to bring plenty of water. For first time climbers, Id reccomend coming at dawn or dusk; the sun can add another variable to consider. If you can make it to the peak, there is no better vantage... you can see Scottsdale, Surprise, Tempe, Goodyear and downtown Phoenix on decent days; even further on days the air quality is high!

Fell in love with this mountain. First time venturing here with my middle son. We had sooo much fun and met some cool people throughout the path

Good for a hike on paved road!! There are other trails too. And ample parking.

Nice place to walk with a ton of other people. Nice views of phx just ro far for me having to drive from surprise. I will stick to the white tanks. Much nicer.

This is my favorite short hike, I enjoy inclines and a decent amount of it is paved. gives you a different kind of feel. its a calm, relaxing moment of a hike

Very nice hike with some dirt and more concrete paths. Very nice cardio with such inclines.

I didnt like this today.As with all outdoor areas now, ppl have created their own trails left and right. So it makes following the trail you want very hard.I saw a lot of ppl just walking the parking area and entry roads.Thats an optionVery steep trails

Miles and miles of trails with wonderful views sunrise or sunset. Many trails completely isolated from any evidence of the surrounding city.

A great outdoors activity place with beautiful views and several different options for exercise and fun. They have a parking lot with bathrooms, a playground, a wheelchair accessible nature path, and different routes of good hikes that take you to different points and wonderful views. There’s a paved way that you can walk and there’s also walk or bike the circular drive that loops around the place.

Great place for a workout hike. Good incline, some rocky area and paved trail as you get further up.

Nice incline hike on the way up. Good quick workout for the heart and legs.

That great alternative Trails its paved two-thirds of the way on one Trail plenty of room to social distance

Short but steep hike to the top of North Mountain. Paved most of the way. Very popular trail, but generally not over crowded.

Beautiful and has several different options for exercise and fun! They have several bathrooms, a playground, a wheelchair accessible nature path, and several good hikes that take you to higher points for wonderful views! You can also walk or bike the circular drive that loops around the park -.8 miles around.

I love hiking. I know several spots in Phoenix for a good hike. I hike every week and every time I go down the mountain I wish elevators exist for places like this. Well, North Mountain is the closest to my dream, I can hike up the dirt and rocks and return trough the paved trail reducing the chances of an accident. the views are amazing. The paved trail is also good for those that need to push a stroller or just want to be safer and still to get a super workout. I do this mountain up and down in one hour.

This is a great hiking trail for families. It does have pavement and the top has a great view of downtown Phoenix

I think this is a great hike for beginners and for pros. The view is also very nice.

Lots of different trails, they have a visitor center with outside but clean restrooms and drinking fountain.Would recommend for hike or nice view walk

Loved it.. Good walk. Much needed.

One of the best place to go hiking and still be able to practice social distance

Easy beautiful hike in the middle of the city but doesnt feel that way.

The trails are beautiful and the views well worth the hike. Great for family exercise.

Not the most fun mountain to hike but very easy for people to get up since theres a paved trail up it

Great place to workoutI love it

Amazing view, cool month, best time to catch the Sunrise at 6:30 am during October!

My absolute favorite mountain to hike

Great hiking, not my favorite but since the remodel very nice

Beautiful Escape from the hustle and bustle of life! This is a great place to go and enjoy Gods fine work.

Excellent place to hike and enjoy the Native Arizona Nature, but please people that have their dogs with them, be responsible and clean after....ppppplllllleeeeeeaaaassssseeee, pick up their it is very unpleasant to hike and find many of them on the trails

Great place to hike work beautiful views. There is a lot of foot traffic.

Great place to go hiking. Had alot of fun. Quick hike to the top and the bottom.

This particular evening had a beautiful sunset. This is coming down from the top, I just had to stop and take a pic of thisgorgeous sunset. This mtn is one of the best places to enjoy a good hike.

Great workout. All uphill! Paved most of the way.

Its always been first rate. Close, for me, with a wide variety of activities, from easy-peasy to work-your-buns-off difficult.

Easy trail for the family. Nice vistas along the way to the peak. Several options for routes. Some Rock scrambling, but nothing too difficult. Bring a couple of litres of water for the trek as it is dry and hot on most days.

Excellent place to work out

Great hike. Getting pretty busy and crowded now a days.

Good place for a walk and experience the sun set its beautiful

Great place to chill and do some homework.

Great place to take the family out hiking.

Come during the evening to enjoy a beautiful skyline view of downtown and the rest of AZ

Great place to hike for families and even the pups during the cooler months

My go to mountain. Love that these trails arnt as busy as others. I can literally hike this mountain everyday and never get tired of it. Easy to moderate depending on the day and how hot it is.

I love hiking this mountain. Great workout. Just enough.

This is a great opportunity for doing a novice to intermediate hike, great trails and always great people on the trails

The mountain was intense but very good hiking place.

About 30min of a hike up if you go at a steady pace and minimal rests. Once you get to the top, theres a road you can go down on if you feel unsteady going down the way you came up. Definitely a workout on the legs going down as well. Picnic sites at the bottom, lovely view at the top.

There are different places to park with a ranger station nearby. The Trails have a couple that have lots of incline, and at least one that is very flat for those who dont like to go up.Theres a decent number of people hiking there, so you dont feel completely isolated. But be careful, people do take their dogs there so watch where you step. I also saw a owner with a pitbull on the trail so be careful

The new trail. the federal government installed is magnificent.

Great place to hike! All different difficulties of trails available. Plan ahead by looking at the maps and bringing lots of water as it can be easy to get lost if youre not paying attention.

Nice place to get some exercise

I love the trails! The mountain is a good challenge, partially paved and absolutely beautiful. There are picnic tables at the base of the mountain and bathrooms. The bathroom stalls do not have doors on them, so that was a bit uncomfortable, but its a hiking trail...not a day spa, it works in a pinch!

Clean bathrooms with soap and clean Walking trails great morning hike location.

It is a peaceful retreat that you can either choose to do a very easy Circle path or choose from medium to harder trails its definitely an oasis right across from the point Tapatio

It feels unfair to judge this park in its current condition, but seeing as how the improvement project has no end in sight, my review of average still stands. I appreciate the money and time being spent to make North Mountain better, though I no longer put much stock in any of the posted end dates because theyve been pushed back often. The paved paths are great for inexperienced hikers, who can focus more on the steep uphill climb rather than worry about footing. Before closing down the my two favorite trails, this was an amazing place to view the valley in all directions so hopefully it reopen soon.Note: Though you can still reach the pinnacle, I was not a fan of the new/temporary path because it was much more narrow/crowded. Less experienced hikers or families with kids/dogs should take extra caution due to the jagged terrain.

Very beautiful, there are different trails from simple to intermediate. Ive always had wonderful experiences here and the people you surpass are always positive. The trails can vary in the range of miles. The Shaw Butte trail was my favorite.

About 45 minutes up and down.

Tool the paved path. Really nice gping early in the am. I go up 2-3 times each hike and its a really good cardio session.. there can be alot of people but never to the point of being annoyed or bothered..

I went hiking here with my sister while she was visiting. We did trail #44 North Mountain National Trail, and I was fairly certain it was going to kill me a couple times, lol. Once we got to the top there were great views of the city. We continued on with the trail the rest of the way around. It was pretty challenging, and kind of unstable at some points with all the loose rock. Overall, a good challenge on a beautiful day.

We had a picnic today. All the little chipmunks that joined us were so entertaining. Very clean. Beautiful scenery. Bathrooms were very well kept

Always great! They just recently reopened the paved part of the mountain. So if you still want a long hike but easier I would try out that side. Or what I do is I do the hard trail then take the paved downHappy hiking!

North Mountain Park is a rare jewel among the north central area of Phoenix. The regional park is the favorite of hikers. Traversing the many trails the Park offers will certainly give you a good workout while enjoying the splendor of a beautiful Sonoran desert. The park is well managed with clean facilities for picnic, hiking or sightseeing while enjoying the rugged landscape that Arizona is known for. Highly recommended and highly appreciated. The top view on North Mountain is breath taking showing the whole metropolitan region of 4.7 million people. You will see from the top that Phoenix is surrounded by beautiful but bare mountain scape that is hard to describe its beauty. Just come and enjoy what Nature has given to Phoenix, and enjoy.

I call this The Never-ending Trail. I believe it was trail 44. If you want to get a good workout in, this is the mountain for you. Not the hardest Ive done but when you think youve reached the top, theres more to come. It ends off where the Towers are, then you can continue down a winding paved road. And the view at the top is spectacular!

Hiking to the top of NM is pretty intense. Not super hard but a few spots of good elevation gain. In some ways more challenging than Camelback (yes, I just wrote that!). Good views of the area. Unfortunately, as of this writing In April 2019, part of the area near the antennas has been fenced off. My biggest complaint with this hike is the crowds. Too many people and too many of them playing their music without headphones. I also recommend running a couple of miles around the parking lot before hiking.

Backs up to the Preserve making this a very large Park for those who enjoy long walks with their Dog, hiking, or those who just enjoy Nature.

Great hiking trail for beginners. Where it ends it connects to a paved vertical incline. The incline is very gradual. On the opposite side of where I began my hike it is all paved and a vertical winding incline that is great for elderly and young children who are less athletic. Perfect place for a quick hike with lots of sun exposure.

Great park, were had our Giant Schnauzers funday there. Nice and big for all the big dogs!

Very nice trails and buttes to climb. Very popular on the weekends.

Great place to hike. Whether you are looking for a short trail or a long one you can find it here. Definitely a good calf burner even taking the paved paths.

I love hiking this mountain in Phx because its not too hard but pushes me just enough! If you hike from the visitors center to the very top, it gives you a nice warm-up and the rest of the hill is paved. The views are absolutely worth the hike, and its faster getting to the top than Shaw Butte (in my opinion)!

Great hike. Realized we were at the top before we knew it!Mind blown after seeing how tiny everyone looked at the top when we got there.Good spot for a quick morning hike or afternoon sunset watching zone

Nice hiking spot right in the city. The trail we took was slightly confusing about midway around the mountain so take a photo or be ready with the park map on your phone to stay on track. Beautiful views and steep enough to provide a decent workout.

I love hiking North Mountain Park. The only think I dont like that they close the parking lot really early... Just FYI if you park by the locked gate you will get a ticket

Great place to go hiking.

Hiking and getting away from it all!

Beautiful, lots of different trails to hike, worth the visit

I love. This place

Beautiful tons of parking . Awesome hikes check it out for sure just go early if in summer

An oasis in the middle of the city. Steep grade to the top, but great views. Well worth the climb.

Always a great hiking spot

Plenty of parking - two trails to hike/check out - plenty of picnic benches (covered & not) along with a small paved nature trail. There is also a paved Walk Phoenix walking path that you can do - it is 0.8 mile round trip. For todays outing, I chose hike trail #44 and it starts off as a dirt path which appears to be uneven stairs. Pretty level then a steep incline. Once at top of dirt path, a paved path leads you to the top of North Mountain. Overall, perfect for a short day hike.

Moderate hiking spot in Phoenix.There is an easy hiking spot but its under construction. Be aware that the moderate spot of hiking has is more Rocky and slippery,wear proper shoes.

Really great place to hike. Although the parking is a little bit little limited on the weekends, other than that I have no bad reviews. The scenic views that the trails offer are really something else. #LovePhoenixAZ

Small mountain and fast to go up.

Love this mountain! There are so many different trails that you can hike!

Great place to going hiking in Phoenix. Well kept and maintained. Has a small welcome center with exhibits and restrooms. Remember to bring plenty of water on hot days.

North mountain has always been a favorite hike. I really like it because there are plenty of people at anytime you go. I normally go after work while the sun is setting and once you reach the top the views from all across the city are breath taking.

Easy hike. The majority of the surface is paved. Nice views of the city once you reach the top of the mountain. Very refreshing. There are shelters for parties or to have lunch during the week.

Challenging but fun hike. Rocky ascent but the trail is fairly well seen (look for the footprints in the dirt). You can wander off the path if you arent paying attention. Distance on my watch shows 1.6 mile total round trip from parking lot.

It was a great trail for family. Nice views

Tough hike up and down, but awesome views!

Great place to hike.

Nice little workout not hard at all

Unexpected find in Phoenix while on vacation. Great hiking experience

Lovely views. Very fun place to hike

A very nice park to get some fresh air and do some walking or hiking. Enjoy the view of the city from the hill tops! Parking is free and they have plenty of benches to enjoy a picnic and some have BBQs. There is more than one entrance and a few different trails to choose from depending on the entrance you start from. A great place for the family!

Great trail ride on the UTVs