If anyone follows me on Yelp then they know I love to hike! I usually have my favorite trails in the valley already but I finally got a chance to try Tom's Thumb this past weekend. Man what was I missing? I really enjoyed this hike. It's a little bit longer than the other popular valley hikes, but that what I thought was good. This hike to the thumb was a little bit linger than 2 miles, also a little over 1000ft ft gain. I thought it was a moderate hike, but at parts I was out of breath and did take a few breaks. You will have a good workout after this hike. Best thing about the whole McDowell mountain park is the different hikes that you can do. Grab a map and see the different hikes you can go on. I only got the chance to do the thumb but plan on going to the landslide in the next few weeks.
Tip..try to find Ogre's Den..It's a cave near the west side of the actual thumb. Kinda cool and bring something to leave!