Tucson Hiking Guide

This rich, enthusiastic guide to the Tucson, Rincon, Santa Catalina, and Santa Rita Mountains has been completely revised. Betty Leavengood's fourth edition of her bestselling Tucson Hiking Guide offers new routes and updated access information, detailed maps, and clear descriptions to area trailheads. This latest edition includes thirty-seven hikes rated easy to difficult by mountain range; revised information on precautions for desert hiking; historical notes, photographs, and anecdotes; and detailed maps and descriptions with elevation/distance.

Preface viiIntroduction 1Getting Ready 3Hazards of Hiking Around Tucson 5Trail Difficulty Ratings 11The Tucson Mountains 13Hugh Norris Trail 16King Canyon Trail 22Encinas Trail to Signal Hill 27Sendero Esperanza Trail 32Sweetwater Trail 37Roadrunner–Panther Peak Wash–Cam-Boh Trail Loop 41David Yetman Trail 46Golden Gate Loop Trail 51Brown Mountain Trail 57Gilbert Ray Campground Loop Trail 62The Rincon Mountains 67Cactus Forest Trail 70Pink Hill–Wentworth–Loma Verde Loop Trail 75Tanque Verde Ridge Trail 82Douglas Spring Trail 88Rincon Peak Trail 93The Santa Catalina Mountains 99Agua Caliente Hill Trail 101Blackett’s Ridge Trail 106Esperero Trail 111Ventana Canyon Trail 117Pontatoc Ridge Trail 123Finger Rock Trail 128Pima Canyon Trail 134Romero Canyon Trail 140Prison Camp to Sabino Canyon Trail 145Box Camp Trail 151The Santa Rita Mountains 157Old Baldy Trail 159Super Trail 166Kent Spring–Bog Springs Loop Trail 171Dutch John Spring Trail 176Agua Caliente (Vault Mine) Josephine Saddle Loop Trail 180Elephant Head Hiking/Biking Trail 185Agua Caliente Trail 191Florida Saddle Trail 194Arizona Trail–From Kentucky Camp to Gardner Canyon 199Selected Readings 205Index 207