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Echo Canyon hike on Camelback Mountain is not to be missed if you like hiking. However, it is not a day trip. It is in the city (15-20 minute drive from Sky Harbor). You can hike it and be home/hotel and cleaned up before lunch.
Very true, you can be up and down in two hours or less depending on your pace. Though it's best to go earlier in the day rather than later...fewer people and all.