Hiking in Tucson

Oracle Ridge Trail

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5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

This trail follows one of the earliest known routes to the top of Mt. Lemmon and is believed to be the trail that John and Sara Lemmon followed in the early 1880's...
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Aspen Trail

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5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

The loop formed by Aspen and Marchall Gulch Trails is one of the most heavily used upper elevation routes into the Pusch Ridge Wilderness...
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Ventana Trail

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5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

Ventana means window in Spanish. The window in this case is a 15 by 25 foot opening in solid rock that tops one of the peaks in the Santa Catalina Front Range...
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Romero Trail

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5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

A desert canyon stream and great views of Pusch Ridge and the Santa Catalinas await you along this popular trail...
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Cathedral Rock Trail

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5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

Views from the trail are exceptional, highlighted by Cathedral Rock, Esperero Canyon, and Sabino Canyon while Tucson glitters in a sprawling pool far below...
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Green Mountain Trail

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5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

Good views start as soon as you step out of your car here where the Galiuro Mountains, Mount Graham and the wide San Pedro River Valley are framed by the pines and firs...
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Sabino Canyon Trail

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5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

This trail offers access to the dramatic landscape of the Santa Catalina Front Range, famous for its deep canyons and soaring ridges...
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Marshall Gulch Trail

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5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

This moderate hike leads through an area of diverse habitats that include excellent examples of Canadian Zone riparian areas and ponderosa pine forests...
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Italian Spring Trail

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5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

This Rincon Mountain Wilderness trail provides access to the top of the Rincons...
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Pima Canyon

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End of Magee Road

A desert canyon gem...
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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

P.O. Box 67
1891 E. Frontage Rd.

The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail was authorized by Congress on August l5, l990, the first such trail in the Western Region of the National Park Service...
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Miller Creek Trail

5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

This Rincon Mountain Wilderness trail provides access into the Saguaro National Park and, when combined with the Rincon Peak Trail, serves as the shortest route to the summit of Rincon...
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Wilderness of Rock Trail

5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

Picturesque rock formations and a diversity of settings that range from subalpine to high desert to riparian zone attract so many people that this area is being loved to the point of overuse...
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Pontatoc Trail

5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

This trail offers great views and plenty of evidence of mining activity left over from the days when the Santa Catalinas were the focus of extensive mineral exploration...
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Lemmon Rock Trail

5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

This trail extends from a trailhead just below Mt. Lemmon's summit and the Wilderness of Rock deep within that picturesque area of the Pusch Ridge Wilderness...
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Maverick Spring Trail

5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

Maverick Spring Trail, a side trail off the Green Mountain Trail, branches off just prior to the climb up and over Bear Saddle and leads less than half a mile to a picturesque natural seep...
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West Fork Trail

5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

There are several perennial pools here and a healthy community of riparian vegetation, as well as excellent views of Sabino Canyon...
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Bajada Loop Nature Trail

5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

Many different types of desert plants can be seen on the trail including Palo Verde and Mesquite trees, several varieties of the cholla cactus, and the Saguaro, also known as a Monarch with a Crown...
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Palisade Trail

5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

You'll enjoy good views and get a tour of most of the biological life zones which grace the slopes of the Santa Catalinas along this moderate to more difficult trail...
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Brush Corral Trail

5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd

This trail leads down the northeast slope of the Santa Catalinas to a historic Forest Ranger station that has not been used since shortly after World War I...
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