Table of Contents

Preface vii

Introduction 1

Getting Ready 3

Hazards of Hiking Around Tucson 5

Trail Difficulty Ratings 11

The Tucson Mountains 13

Hugh Norris Trail 16

King Canyon Trail 22

Encinas Trail to Signal Hill 27

Sendero Esperanza Trail 32

Sweetwater Trail 37

Roadrunner–Panther Peak Wash–Cam-Boh Trail Loop 41

David Yetman Trail 46

Golden Gate Loop Trail 51

Brown Mountain Trail 57

Gilbert Ray Campground Loop Trail 62

The Rincon Mountains 67

Cactus Forest Trail 70

Pink Hill–Wentworth–Loma Verde Loop Trail 75

Tanque Verde Ridge Trail 82

Douglas Spring Trail 88

Rincon Peak Trail 93

The Santa Catalina Mountains 99

Agua Caliente Hill Trail 101

Blackett’s Ridge Trail 106

Esperero Trail 111

Ventana Canyon Trail 117

Pontatoc Ridge Trail 123

Finger Rock Trail 128

Pima Canyon Trail 134

Romero Canyon Trail 140

Prison Camp to Sabino Canyon Trail 145

Box Camp Trail 151

The Santa Rita Mountains 157

Old Baldy Trail 159

Super Trail 166

Kent Spring–Bog Springs Loop Trail 171

Dutch John Spring Trail 176

Agua Caliente (Vault Mine) Josephine Saddle Loop Trail 180

Elephant Head Hiking/Biking Trail 185

Agua Caliente Trail 191

Florida Saddle Trail 194

Arizona Trail–From Kentucky Camp to Gardner Canyon 199

Selected Readings 205

Index 207

About the Author

Betty Leavengood is a freelance writer and the author of Grand Canyon Women: Lives Shaped by Landscape, Faraway Ranch: Chiricahua National Monument, and Hiker's Guide to the Santa Rita Mountains. She cherishes the ever-changing scenery of the desert Southwest.

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