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| Bombchaser | Elden Lookout Trail  Date Climbed: May 16, 2009 | |
| Nice trail, moderate hike. Hiked up and ran most of it down. | |
| Posted May 23, 2009 4:39 pm | ||
| jhodlof | Local favorite Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2009 | |
| I though I did Elden too much until I met a guy who told me he thinks he has done it over 300 times. Me, I've only done it just over 100 times. | |
| Posted Jun 10, 2008 1:09 pm | ||
| edevart | Great Views | |
| Not exactly a wilderness summit, but nice views nonetheless. Awesome watching hang gliders launch from the take off near the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2007 11:09 pm | ||
| ibndalight | Morning Workout Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2007 | |
| We hike the Elden lookout route i was a little disappointed to find that there was a road that goes up to the top as well but it was still a great time with great views of the city of flagstaff. | |
| Posted Jun 28, 2007 9:00 am | ||
| surgent | Nice hike from the east Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2006 | |
| The east-side trail is a great workout and very much worth the effort. The fall colors were starting to turn. This was far more evident on the trees looking west and north in the little bowl on the summit ridge. The rounmd-trip hike took me about 3 hours. The following day we drove up the back side road and explored the upper meadows and forests, spending a few hours just relaxing in our camp chairs, periodically driving to somewhere different for some different views. Great hike and very convenient to Flagstaff. | |
| Posted Jun 5, 2007 10:31 am | ||
| 2skinners | Disappointed!! Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2007 | |
| Climbed to the summit via the lookout trail. A good workout, but the views were not all that great from what I am used to seeing. I do however think this would be a beautiful hike during autumn. That being said, I will probably not do this one again. | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2007 8:55 pm | ||
| stevepack | Lookout Trail Date Climbed: May 26, 2007 | |
| Nice hike. Good workout for just coming from 800 feet a week before. Nice views. | |
| Posted May 26, 2007 11:51 pm | ||
| Jerry L | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2007 | |
| Summitted. | |
| Posted May 8, 2007 7:29 pm | ||
| eferesen | Mt. Elden Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2005 | |
| For me it is the ugliest way to hike this. Sandy Seep to Hearts Trail to the top of Elden is the best route in my opinion. | |
| Posted Mar 10, 2007 7:47 pm | ||
| Anya Jingle | Mt. Elden Trail Date Climbed: May 16, 2002 | |
| Good workout before a long drive home after Humphrey's Peak a day before. Photos are here: Mount Elden hike | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2007 2:56 am | ||
| Missyboots | Route Climbed: Look Out Date Climbed: 10/20/05 | |
| A friend suggested I go up Elden while visiting Flagstaff and dropped me off to hike the mountain. He hadn't hiked it, but a friend had. I made it up with a bit of heavy breathing. The view and Autumn color were worth the work. On the summit, I had to hurry as the sun was setting. The sun hitting the other side of the mountain was gorgeous. The scramble down was an experience. I'll definitely need the info on terrain next time I go for a new trail later in the day. | ||
| Posted Nov 5, 2005 12:25 am | ||
| cp0915 | Route Climbed: Date Climbed: Aug & Nov 2003 | |
| Nice view of Flagstaff. A bit of an eyesore with all the antennas on top. | |
| Posted Feb 18, 2004 10:14 am | ||
| peakbagger | Route Climbed: Elden Lookout Trail Date Climbed: August 14, 2003 | |
| Wow! This trail is really steep! Oh, to be a worker on that trail maintenance crew... Overall, I'd say that for such a relatively small mountain, this climb/hike is a killer. I have read that lots of folks use this route as a trainer... Now I see why. But all strenuousness aside I enjoyed the trip up. Good views, not too hot (for August), a great talk with the dude in the tower, and of course being able to spot Granite Mt. in Prescott from up there. Nice population of falcons up there too. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2003 2:13 pm | ||
| vbeckman74 | Route Climbed: eldon look out trail Date Climbed: December 2000 | |
| Vaughn, Dy, Ryan, Kim and Keith knocked it out in the snow. A nip of liquid warmth on top and it was back down out of the wind. | ||
| Posted May 30, 2003 8:14 am | ||
| callthedoctor | Route Climbed: Little Bear Date Climbed: 8/13/02 | |
| Didn't summit to Elden (been there, done that)...but wanted to try the Little Bear/Heart Loop... About 11+miles of hiking....Little Bear is a wonderful ascent, Heart Trail descent is rocky and an ankle buster.... Overall a great day...horsefiles ate me alive....saw tons of hornytoads.... | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2002 3:51 am | ||
| mountaindog | Route Climbed: East Face (scramble) Date Climbed: April 2000 | |
| SE Face - nice 3rd and 4th class scrambling up the rock face you can see clearly from the Flagstaff Mall. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2002 4:54 am | ||
| callthedoctor | Route Climbed: Up Heart Trail, down Lookout... Date Climbed: 4/19/02 | |
| My fourth time up Eldon and this was by far, the best of my hikes...the "Heart Trail" is seldom used and I didn't see a soul until I reached "Sunset Trail". I traversed across the catwalk with great southerly views... It was exceptionally windy and I had to lean into it for about 100 yards at one of the clearings. I reached the junction of the Lookout Trail and went up to the tower where the ranger and I were experiencing 75 mph winds in the 3-4 story Lookout tower!! WOW. Anyway, completed the loop by going down Lookout, across Christmas Tree to Sandy Seep and back to the car... Excellent day, despite the wind....I highly recommend this hike next time you do Eldon...plan on at least 6 hours. | |
| Posted Apr 20, 2002 9:22 pm | ||
| pailsmurf | Route Climbed: elden look out trail Date Climbed: too many to count | |
| what a piece of crap! I hate this trail it sucks so bad! by the time you get to the top your ready to take a nap. My brother steven cross and I hike it for training, full backpacks and all, so yes I hate this mountain, a lot of stairstepping and steep grades. The trail itself is really easy to follow but you go up so fast that it tires you out fast. have fun because I don't! | ||
| Posted May 28, 2001 7:41 pm | ||
| Steven Cross | Route Climbed: Mt. Elden Trail Date Climbed: hike it about 20 times a year | |
| I use Mt. Elden to get into shape. The first time i hiked it was when i was about 9. This year I hiked it on 3/21. The snow got to deep near the top to get to the tower. This is my first hike this year and my legs are sore! | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2001 1:49 pm | ||
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