Trail Heads and Parking There is a small dirt parking area at the Trail head. This is a popular hike in North Scottsdale and the parking area fills up quickly. There is parking along the side of the road leading up to the parking area and this is where most people end up parking. The trail head as toilets and water.
The park is located on 102nd Way in Scottsdale but to get to it you have to come there from Pima Rd via Happy Valley Rd and then turning north on Alma School Rd to 102nd Way.
Hike Distance One and three quarters miles from trail head to trail head. Approximately three and a half miles for a round trip.
Hiking Time An hour to an hour to two hours depending how hard you hike it.
Hike Elevation The highest point on the trail is 2,880 feet. The trail head is at 2,570 feet so the actual elevation of the trail is about 300 feet.
Hike Difficulty Easy for experienced hikers. This is a good trail to run because the elevation is easy and the paths well maintained. For less experienced hikers this is a fun trail to hike.
Trail Description Pinnacle Peak is a not a trail that goes to the peak and comes down. The trail goes past the peak in a series of easy switch backs and then descends to a trail head on the opposite side of the peak. So you start ascending, get to the top, go past it and descend it again. The fun part of this hike is the trail being designed that way.
This is a not a hard trail for experienced hikers. The ascent is mild, as is the descent. There are no really strenuous sections either. This is not Camelback or Bell Pass. For that reason it is a good trail to run, or to enjoy a strong walk on the trail. It is also a fun trail for less experienced hikers as there is no killer section that will grind your muscles or lungs to mush.
The trail is too crowded for mountain biking.
Trail Map 
Pinnacle Peak on Google Maps. More information on
Pinnacle Peak park.
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Scottsdale and
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Arizona is an outdoor state and has lots of hiking in the city and around the state. Phoenix is unusual for most cities in having several large mountains in the center of the city with great hiking. Anyone who comes to Phoenix has to do the
Echo Canyon trail on Camelback and the
Summit Hike on Squaw Peak or Piesta Peak. The views of the city, suburbs and surrounding mountains are wonderful from Camelback and Piesta Peak.
For more experienced hikers there is the McDowell Mountains in North Scottsdale that has several difficult and strenuous hikes in
Tom's Thumb and
Bell Pass. Alternatively, you can hike the highest mountain in Arizona. At 12,600 feet
Humphrey's Peak is a long and difficult hike.
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southsearepublic.org, was a constitutional blog based on scoop which focused on Australian and global constitutional issues.
One of the strongest aspects of it was the development of constitutions by those involved in the blog. These constitutions are the outcome:
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I am an Australian living in the United States as a permanent resident.
I am a software developer by trade and mostly work in Java and jump between middleware and front end.
I originally worked in the New York area of the United States in telecommunications before moving to Washington DC and
working in a mix of telecommunications, energy and ITS. I started my own software company before heading out to
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I do a lot of photography which I post on this website, but also on flickr. I have a photo-journalistic website which lists
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The AFC website has gone through several iterations since the 90s and the two most recent are
Australian Flying Corps Archives(2004-2002) and
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