Superstition Ridgeline West

Hieroglyphics TH to Siphon Draw

On February 10, 2025 Kim and I hiked the western portion of the Superstition Ridgeline. We climbed to the Ridgeline trail via Hieroglyphics Trail and then turned west to Siphon Draw which we descended. We had a little trouble finding the trail at first (in retrospect, not sure how we missed it) and a few other places we had to search a little, but otherwise it was pretty easy to follow. The views were simply amazing, in all directions!! The only downside is that Siphon Draw is a tough descent when your legs are tired. This was a half of a bucket-list hike; we hope to do the East end (and visit Superstition Peak) next year.

Walk-Specific Map

See Superstition Wilderness Overview page for an overview map of all hikes.

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Elevation Profile

Images

GPX Download

A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.

Summary Information

NUM trackID Primary Description Distance CumDist DeltaElev
1 HRGPH01 Heiroglyphics Tr (101) Heiroglyphics TH to Lost Goldmine Tr 0.13 0.13 37
2 HRGPH02 Heiroglyphics Tr (101) Lost Goldmine Tr to Heiroglyphics Canyon 1.35 1.48 531
3 HRGPH03 Heiroglyphics Tr (101) Heiroglyphics Canyon to Superstition Ridgeline Tr 1.50 2.97 1707
4 RDGLIN21 Superstition Ridgeline Tr (Alt) Heiroglyphics Tr to 0.14 3.11 98
5 RDGLIN22 Superstition Ridgeline Tr to Siphon Draw Tr 3.97 7.08 140
6 SPHNDR10 Siphon Draw Tr (153) Superstition Ridgeline Tr / Flatiron Tr to Jacob's Crosscut Tr 1.85 8.93 -2411
7 JCBCUT12 Jacob's Crosscut Tr (58) Siphon Draw Tr to Connector from E Singletree St 0.48 9.41 31
8 CNJCUT10 Connector to Jacob's Crosscut Tr Jacob's Crosscut Tr to E Singletree St 0.20 9.61 -74