re: Hiking around Phoenix - limited equipment

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I'm going to have five to six hours to kill on Saturday morning. Any suggestions for where I should hike that'll take about three hours to complete?

Is like to do Camelback but the website warns that it gets intense.

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as 480 said, camelback is do-able in that time and there are usually lots of hot babes. another good one is the gateway loop at the mcdowell sonoran preserve off thompson peak parkway in north scottsdale.

if you're in metro phoenix, the phoenix mountains preserve has lots of options, esp. from dreamy draw. the circumference trail (302) in the phoenix mountains is a good one, the trailhead at lincoln and 32nd st is also good (trail 8). i stay away from the squaw peak summit trail. lots of dooshbags.

all in all i think camelback and the gateway loop have better views. stay away from the papago in tempe. lots of trashballs and homeless people. it's a mess now.

and wherever you go, watch out for bees. they're back.