Started a little late in the morning but lucked out with a fairly mild morning and even a short drizzle towards the end of the hike so temperature/sun exposure weren’t oppressive. The trail is well-used and easy to follow, except at some crossings where the trail can be a bit easy to lose (but equally easy to find again once you’re on the other side). Beautiful views along the way to the falls. The pools at Seven Falls had plenty of water to enjoy… just don’t be ‘that’ group who blasts music and leaves your cigarette butts everywhere.
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Enjoyed. Challenging. Beautiful. Lots of shade. Signs for distance are wrong. 700+ ascent in 1.5 miles from the ski lift.
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The deep pools of water near the top of the hike made this a spa day for my dogs! Great hike!
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Gorgeous hike. Busy even during the week. 7 water crossings on stones one way. Can swim near falls if you want. Saw Gila monster.
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Breathtaking views, unique Madrean oak woodlands, unbelievable rock formations and moderately challenging hike. I would through to the west side over the divide next time!
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Decent enough trail, not technically challenging at all. You could do it in a high clearance Subaru. Although I did very end of the trail, they just dead ends. There must’ve been a landslide or something because you can’t get all the way up to the China peak.
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Narrow, rocky trail and about 3,000 feet of elevation. The views from the top are great.
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Trail is mellow for 1.5 miles meandering along a creek but not far from traffic on a road. Then after crossing under a culvert it meanders next to a dirt road (less traveled and you can select several trails at a junction and we went up Mt. Bigelow trail a ways where it gets moderately steep but still shaded in the trees. Great cool shaded hike and for an early season hike to get your legs going.
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The destination is the reward. Very rocky and over 1,000 foot elevation gain makes it challenging. Worth the rocky climb to see the pools and spend some time there. I’m my opinion, should be a “difficult” not “moderate.” Must do early in the morning. Gets hot quickly.
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It was tough I’m almost 80 with bad knees lots of rocks and up and downs but man oh man what a beautiful hike the pools at the end were worth it best of all I did it
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Great hike through a beautiful canyon to a spectacular series of waterfalls in the desert. The shuttle from the visitor center cuts off several miles round trip. 14 total water crossings round trip. Knee high today. Water shoes highly advisable. Moderate crowd.
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Great hike through a beautiful canyon to a spectacular series of waterfalls in the desert. The shuttle from the visitor center cuts off ~3ish miles round trip. 14 total water crossings round trip. Knee high today. Water shoes highly advisable. Moderate crowd.
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Been a while since doing this hike. A few switchbacks just before the falls, other than that not a hard hike (except for length)
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Great Mtn bike around the lake. Approx 4 miles. Some hike-uh-bike but 90% bikable. Very narrow trails. Fun and gorgeous area. Very few people too.
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Ventana Canyon to Maiden Pools is a fine hike with many stream crossings, currently. I was able to jump across and rock hop all of them without getting my feet soaked. The flow, when much higher (which occasionally happens) can include many wading crossings. Usually it is a dry creek in this beautiful canyon. Maiden Pools, just a quarter mile beyond the top of "Cardiac Hill" with all its switchbacks, is a great place to sit by the pools of water in sheer rock (banded Catalina gneiss), or to take a dip in bigger-than-bathtub pools.
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Trail not maintained 10/30, impossible to follow. Walked through the desert and into all its stingy, pokey plants:) Wear pants, bring a machete, moderate rock climbing to get to the top. Beautiful view.
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This was one of the most challenging hikes I’ve ever done, and I’ve done some pretty challenging hikes. The trail is incredibly overgrown for about six miles until you get about two miles away from the top. And the foliage was often thick bushes with thorns that would grab onto your clothes. Often the trail was completely invisible and there were sections that were impassable without crashing through thorny bushes or clambering over boulders or walking up steep slippery terrain. I’m glad i did it, but way more glad I’m done. If you do this, make sure to leave yourself a lot of time. For about six miles it will be hard to go faster than 1 mile an hour
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Hiked this trail in early November and the weather was perfect! Great views along the trail, but watch your step because it is very rocky in places. I expected this was an easy hike to convince my wife we should hike more...not so much. She did it, but we were both tired at the end (round trip of course: 5.7 miles). I'm new with Gaia so I didn't know to record it. Bummer!
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This is a fun hike above Sabino Canyon. I never found it difficult, but have not hiked it in fifteen years or so. Maybe I would have a tougher experience now. The views are great. You will go through a lot of water, and temperature can range from hot and sunny during the day to cool or cold in the late afternoon, depending on the time of year. Do make sure you are in reasonable condition and have good balance or walking sticks. It’s not overly demanding, but it’s not a good place for an injury. Bring windbreakers, sunscreen, and hats. And water! Enjoy.
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Beautiful canyon drive, steep drop-off, gravel road. Moderate amount of people during mid-day.
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I love these rock formations in the Dragoon Mountains, they are very unique compared to the many formations of the desert. Great trail roads going in are marked ok. I only went as far as the springs. Looked like there’s a lot more!
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Really cool rock formations. Trail wasn’t hard to follow. A little overgrown, but not an issue. Found some pools of water. Neat hike.
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Very hot but so worth it. Highly recommend the $6 shuttle. Bypassed walking up the road and it drops you off at trailhead. If you are lucky you can catch it down as well. Went on a Monday and it was not crowded at all.
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I only went about a mile in before it got too scary for me. I would rate this at the edge of Moderate, and I’m strictly an Easy hiker. (Age 64 with bad knees and ankles.) Many burned or partly burned trees, but many more are undamaged.
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On the moderate edge of Easy, which is as rugged as I can handle. Many burned a partly burned trees, but beautiful for all that. There is some scrambling over rocks, and walking next to a steep drop.
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I had limited time so I didn’t get as far as I’d like. But the part I got to was cool and beautiful as nearby Tucson had another day of record heat. An easy trail with some elevation gain. Not crowded unless you count the birds in the trees. I’ve been here a number of times for fall leaves, and I’m happy to say the summer green is just as pleasant. I’ll be back to follow the trail further.
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Excellent vistas both up multiple canyons and down to the city. Great number of saguaros, however up past cardiac gap the extensive fire damage from 2020 is the worst I have seen - sad, but much green still remains if you make it to Geronimo meadow and up. Totally worth the trek, shaded in the early morning, some steep crag sections, and passes through washes that likely flow during monsoons - fun trail to navigate both up and down.
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Fun and beautiful hike! A good amount of coverage to hike comfortably in the summer. Dog friendly and not too rocky for their paws!
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Fun and challenging loop. Start early to get parking and to see the wildlife before it gets scared away. Started at 7 and finished at 11. Hiked at a moderate pace but took time to top and enjoy the views on high points as well!
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Beautiful hike starting at the bottom and making our way through very scenic overlooks. Eventually made it our way into the trees and down into the valley into a parking lot next to the Catalina highway. We left a car at the top so we could drive back down to the bottom. Did it in 2 1/2 hours.
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Not much elevation gain, but challenging and atunning trail nonetheless. Takes you right to the foothills of the mountains, through desert streams, and into the mouths of canyons
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Scenic hike, moderately challenging. Be prepared for a few rock scrambles, and a few parts where the trail is hard to find. The trail runs from a parking lot to a set of cabins up in the mountains. The view is anput a quarter miles from the cabins
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Great and beautiful hike! Trails good and not too rugged
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Attempted hike in early March. Snow, ice, and mud at the 1 mile mark made us turn around.
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It was going to be a warm day- 83- so I set out at 7- I was hiking alone- so I enjoyed having the company of others at about every 30 feet or so- I did get lost a few times when you had to cross the River- but luckily enough ultra runners would pass by to self correct me. Great day hike-
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The drive was easy no need for a 4x4 the view is amazing overlooking the USA Mexico border wall
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The first 4.5 miles are a nice hike. The trail is in serious need of maintenance from about 4.5 miles up to the Mt. Lemmon trail. Very steep and difficult.
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Easy to moderate hike depending on your level of fitness. Stunning rock formations. 6 miles round trip is not too difficult.
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Behind zip line up fire break, ride ridge line, down hill through gate, to miners grave trail bear canyon, road. Stay on road............home
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Hiked with Sheri on a very nice Mid December day. The trail is steep but the turn to Dinger Rock is cairned very well. Some fun scrambling.
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This is probably the most dramatically beautiful hike I’ve taken this year, certainly within my “easy” ability level. The steep hill at the beginning is amply rewarded with towering mountain peaks, meadows, mesquite forests and an actual canyon to descend into. There are even benches in several places, the better to stop and enjoy the view.
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Very beautiful hike. The challenge getting up the mountain is worth it once you see the views. I would disagree that this is an easy hike. You have about 1000 feet of climb which at the altitude was challenging at times. The trail was is good shape....definitely recommend this hike.
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Easy, scenic drive through a variety of desert landscapes. Start in Oracle, then up the back road to Mt Lemmon. Down the mountain into Tucson and for Tanque Verde Road to Redington Road. Continue north into Mammoth. Stop at La Casita for some really good Mexican food!
Dispersed camping available on the back road to Mt Lemmon.
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Excellent area for biking, hiking, motorcycling or whatever.
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Amazing up the gully. Go till the obvious large slot canyon and waterfall.
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Awesome hike but u need to start earlier then we did. Spectacular view and a nice Pool of water at end. Recommend this to all.
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It’s was both an educational experience and a pleasant hike. The historical ruins of a Hohokam village and the dwellings of an 1850 rancher named Romero are worth seeing. The site includes informative signs along the path. The Hohokam lived in the area continuously from around 500AD forward.
I hiked in April and the desert vegetation was a lush green. There were several small streams and pools along the trail. The streams are temporary however and cannot be relied upon for water.
Be sure to wear plenty of sunscreen and a good hat for shade. Most importantly bring plenty of water especially when the temperatures begin to rise.
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16 dry creek crossings
beautiful flowers!
Light traffic.
Parked overfill outter lot
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Not very strenuous, but multiple nice views of lakes and a good way to get back into hiking. Peaceful and relaxing lake in the middle of a dry desert.
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Nice path with several river crossings into the canyon. Sit and picnic at Seven Falls in the sunshine.
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