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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- Numeric labels correspond to the same labels in the elevation profile and summary information below.
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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 |
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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 |