This is an excellent intro hike to the desert around Tuscon. I would recommend that a walking stick/polls be used for the mature hiker.
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Nice hike. Well marked. Could jog it if you are confident at cross country. Summertime conditions can be dangerous. Beautiful natural tanks should be running in Spring mostly, but some water in winter.
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Easy hike and beautiful weather this time of year. Expansive views of the desert and city. Mild incline at the start.
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Saguaro National Park, near Wild Horse Canyon. Beautiful desert scenery! Several trailheads in this area to park your, link several trails together to make this (or a similar) loop.
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Popular trail system at Eastern edge of Tucson. After major monsoons this summer, the grasses along 3 tanks trail were thick and tall, some above my head.
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A little shorter loop than expected but the weather was perfect and the scenery was great as usual. This loop has a number of especially large and impressive saguaros.
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I forgot to resume this track after unexpectedly finding myself coming onto Shantz Trail after a wrong turn. Total distance including the unrecorded trek back to the car = 2.6 miles. A bit more work than the very easy trails from the Broadway Trailhead. Being semi-lost at dusk was less than ideal. Beautiful as usual.
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Fun and very desert-picturesque hike from the end of Speedway up to Bridal Veil Falls. Around 1000’ feet elevation gain and very nice trail all the way.
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This is a great 6nmi early season easy hike (for snowbirds), with only 750' of elevation gain. A bonus is seeing a Crested Saguaro along the trail. I'll post a picture later.
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It was an awesome hike but due to dry creek the waterfall weren’t that exciting to see. Need go when it’s raining season.
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2 miles up from the south trailhead on Cactus Forest Drive, 2 miles back. Some climbing but nothing too difficult or treacherous. Last half mile past the Lime kiln is basically flat. No shade to speak of.
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An oddball hike because I left my phone on the roof of my car and went back for it, which ate up some time so I took a shorter route, only to detour at the end to fill out 3 miles. Turns out not all trails in this part of the park are alike in terrain. Creosote Trail has steps down into a shallow canyon. Kennedy Trail is a straight line on the map but up and down in real life. Both have dramatic views. Stock Bypass and Shantz are both sandy in spots.
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This was the usual Douglas Spring - Garwood - Wild Horse Loop with a little detour into the Shantz Trail at the end. Saguaros are starting to bloom. It’s hot but wasn’t too bad this evening (6 PM).
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A smidge more rugged than the trails off the Broadway trailhead and there’s less shade. Still an easy 2.32 mile hike and beautiful. Saguaros are beginning to bloom but heat is beginning to oppress.
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Passed 12 people today, all with good social distancing: 3 couples, 2 families of 3. Well, it is a Saturday, and Road is closed next week.
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Hurried a little this time. Very familiar trail for me. Only passed 2 couples with social distancing.
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Great moderate out and back hike. Close to town. Start early if you want to park near the trail head. Easy to follow trail. Terrain/grade varies. Trail was more crowded on our hike back late morning to mid day. The turn to Bridal Wreath falls is 2.7 miles up the Douglas Spring Trail, well depicted on the Gaia base map. The falls is another .3 miles off the Douglas Springs trail. To reach the pond at the bottom of the falls, you will need to pass over large stones. Watch your footing.
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Easy hike but great flora. Good for all abilities IF everyone carries water!
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Perfect hike for a rainy day. Minimal mud and great views of the misty Rincons.
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