text: Being from Colorado we read beforehand that this was a strenuous hike and we scoffed Scoff we said We shall see about that And then we started hiking and my girlfriend said it is not really hiking if you are just walking up stairs There was more scoffing and pshawing Then we turned a corner and saw basically a wall with a handrail that we were supposed to climb and she stopped all that mockingnnThis is some serious hiking at least on the Echo Canyon side I did not know there was another trail It was a lot of fun trying to pick out the best ways to get up the various hills I like many others apparently sustained some minor injuries all on the way down Basically knee scrapes and cuts from not quite lifting my leg high enough when climbing over rocks Really it is nothing to worry about if you take your time and plan your moves unlike those lunatics who run up and down thisnnThe view from the top is great and you can really see for miles in every direction The houses right below are some of the most ridiculous mansions I have ever seen We went at about pm and the summit was not too too crowdednnIts a five star hike but a star comes off for the parking situation and the lack of markers on the trail We ended up having to park at the Barry Goldwater Memorial a little ways away because for some reason this area has no street parking And we did find ourselves slightly off course a few times during the climb Never anything that took a whole lot of time to remedy but kind of frustrating when you are climbing and climbing and then there is nowhere to go Overall though this is one of my favorite hikesclimbs I have done anywhere