HOLBERT TRAIL
HOLBERT TRAIL, South Mountain Park, Phoenix Dobbins Lookout On clear evenings, the beacons on Mount Suppoa that bleep and flinch above an array of communication equipment are visible from many parts of the Valley. The spindly forest of red-lighted poles marks the highest point in South Mountain Park. The 2690-foot summit is off limits to the public but equally swell sights can be had at nearby 2330-foot Dobbins Lookout. Hikers on the Holbert Trail Dobbins Lookout You could drive up to this Depression Era observation deck, but for those who prefer to sweat for it, the Holbert Trail provides a moderately difficult slog and rewarding discoveries all the way up. The hike is as much a trek through history as it is a respectable workout. The trail winds up the north face of the Guadalupe Mountain Range---one of the three elongated ridges that make up South Mountain. The others are the Gila and Ma Ha Tauk ranges. The first history lesson comes within a ...