Ryan Mountain

Highly recommend visiting Joshua Tree for 1 or 2 days. I was not a big fan of hiking, but my experience in Joshua Tree National Park changed my preference. I also recommend starting a hiking two hours before sunset. You may take a beautiful photo like me.

Excellent longer hike with some magnificent views. The parking area is very busy (as the entire park) so it took us time to get a spot. Overall, the trail is well maintained and easy to follow all the way to the top. Don’t get discouraged by the stairs, just keep hiking. It’s part of the experience!

Walking up to the top is relatively easy. 360 view at the top will reward your effort. No vegetation taller than your knee along the track means there is no shade and you need to bring enough waters. A warning at the parking lot read " Don't die today"

Excellent and well maintained trail with great views the whole way up. There are a lot of stairs on this trail which was hard on my thighs coming down. 1100 ft. Of elevation gain so it's a workout. Really windy at the top in January. 30 to 40 mph which made it cold. Where layers.

Awesome hike. 2 miles one side. Total 2 hrs to complete the loop.

Quick up and back trail to the highest point in Joshua Tree—about three miles roundtrip. Lots and lots of stonecut stairs. The final climb to the top is less strenuous and the breeze feels nice. The views from the top are amazing. My only criticism is with the other tourists who did not seem to understand trail etiquette. So: don't throw trash on the ground, let faster hikers pass you, and don't blare music on speakers while you hike.

a pretty strenuous hike going up over 5000 feet. it’s 1.5 miles up and back. bring water and beware there is little shade. the view up top is stunning... and fun fact we actually got cell service for a bit up there. a great workout and the reward is worth it!

1st half mile seemed like it had the most stairs and incline and after that was a lot easier. It wasn't as strenuous as I thought and definitely a great trail to do to reach the peak. Saw various types of people on the trail and luckily the weather was perfect in 70s at the time. Went early and arrived around 8:30 with parking 2/3rds full on Saturday morning. Took 2 hours for the full loop and parking looked way full and saw folks walking over from other areas so worth it to come early if you can. There wasn't as many folks on the trail with plenty of distance between me and other groups. There were some areas where folks allowed people to pass through on the tighter trail parts.