This was my first trip up the peak and I enjoyed it! It was a bit hot but it appears everyone gets off to very early morning hikes in the summer. The parking lots were busy so I was pretty far away, and took a long trail to make it to the summit trail. I was joined with tons of people- some jogging, some limping. It was very fun. I made it up in over and hour or so to the top and enjoyed beautiful views of Phoenix. \n\nThere was a water fountain and shaded picnic tables at the bottom which were nice after my hot trek.