Hiking Spree hike #5 - Glassford Hill

It’s that time of year again for beautiful fall hikes of the Highlands Center Hiking Spree 2026. Hike 8 out of 10 hikes by December 7th and enter to win a $300 gift card from the Hike Shack in Prescott. You must submit your hikes completed online or in person at the Highlands Center. You can also purchase a commemorative patch from the Benson Family Nature Store for $5.

If you can't hike with us and would like to do some of the hikes yourself, you can find maps and directions here:

https://highlandscenter.org/hiking-spree/

This is the very popular Glassford Hill Summit Trail, hike #5 on the Spree. It's short (about 4 miles total), but moderately strenuous with a 900 ft. elevation gain to the summit, where we will be rewarded with a 360 degree view of Prescott Valley, the Bradshaw Mountains and Yavapai hills. The hike starts out as a gentle upgrade for just about a mile, then continues with steeper switchbacks for the second mile up to the summit. The trail is very wide and easy to navigate.

We'll meet at the NEW Glassford Hill Trailhead on Jasper Parkway in Prescott Valley. If you're coming from Prescott, take Hwy 89 into PV, and turn left onto Jasper Parkway (by Culver's). Travel about 1.2 miles and you'll see parking for the trailhead on the left.
(NOTE - if you accidentally park at the old parking lot on Castle Drive, that's OK. It's just a short walk of maybe 200 yards up to the new lot, just follow the trail up the hill and cross Jasper Parkway to get to the new lot.)