TUCSON MOUNTAIN BIKING TRAILS
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ABBREVIATION KEY
TMP – Tucson Mountain Park
SWP — Sweetwater Preserve
PHT — Painted Hills Trails Park
GWP — Greasewood Park
E — Easy
I — Intermediate
D — Difficult
| TRAIL | LOCATION | MILES | LEVEL | TRACK | ELEVATION | ELEV. CHANGE | DOG | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 Vista Trail | TMP | 1.12 | I/D | S | 2622 / 2831 | 209 | Y | Connector -- Sunset Pass to Camaro Loop |
| 36th Street Trail | TMP | 1.82 | I | S | 2611 / 2682 | 71 | N | Trailhead -- 36th St to Starr Pass Trail |
| Bactrain Summit | PHT | .2 | D | D | 2648 / 2777 | 129 | Y | Summit -- off Monsoon Loop |
| Bittersweet Trail | TMP | 2.00 | I/D | S | 2662 / 2747 | 85 | Y | Connector -- Jericho, Sunset to Camaro Loop |
| Black Rock Loop | SWP | 1.80 | E/I | S | 2522 / /2587 | 65 | Y | Trailhead -- Sweetwater Preserve to Saguaro Vista Trail |
| Boulder Belt Trail | TMP | 1.13 | I/D | S | 2572 / 2692 | 20 | Y | Connector -- Camaro Loop to Flight Path |
| Bowen Trail | TMP | 0.82 | D | S | 2751 / 2827 | 76 | N | Trailhead -- Starr Pass Resort to Yetman & Bowen Stone House Ruins |
| Brown Mtn Trail | TMP | 4.55 | D | S | 2660 / 3071 | 411 | N | Trailhead --McCain Loop M9 pullout |
| Caliche Flats Connector | TMP | 0.15 | E | S | 2515 / 2521 | 6 | N | Connector -- Caliche Flats and Avery Bryce |
| Caliche Flats Trail | TMP | 2.89 | E | S | 2430 / 2585 | 155 | N | Connector --Prospector to Ironwood & Creosote |
| Camaro DT | TMP | 0.45 | E | DT | 2552 / 2594 | 42 | Y | Connector -- Across Camaro Loop |
| Camaro Loop Trail | TMP | 2.16 | E/I | S | 2553 / 2635 | 82 | Y | Loop -- Trailhead end of Irvington Place |
| Campground Trail | TMP | 0.43 | E/I | S | 2592 / 2663 | 71 | N | Connector - Well Rd to Gates Pass Trail via Gilbert Ray Campground |
| Cascabel Cut Off | TMP | 0.22 | E | S | 2589 / /2643 | 54 | Y | Connector - Across Cascabel Loop |
| Cascabel Trail | TMP | 1.57 | E | S | 2579 / 2665 | 86 | Y | Loop -- Trailhead off West Irvington Rd |
| Chaparral Connector North | TMP | 0.17 | E | S | 2777 / 2801 | 24 | N | Connector -- Chaparral to Golden Gate. AKA Kerr Jar. |
| Chaparral Connector South | TMP | 0.36 | E | S | 2607 / 2645 | 38 | N | Connector -- Chaparral to Golden Gate Upper |
| Chaparral Trail | TMP | 0.53 | E | S | 2432 / 2773 | 341 | N | Trailhead -- Kinney Rd K11 pullout & Gates Pass G6 pullout. AKA Ironwood |
| Cheopes Trail | TMP | 0.28 | I | S | 2834 / 2984 | 150 | N | Trailhead -- Gates Pass Rd G4 pullout to Gates Pass Trail |
| Chico's Hay Trail | TMP | 0.38 | E/I | S | 2455 / 2562 | 107 | Y | Trailhead -- Mission Rd to Boulder Belt |
| Coatimundi Trail | TMP | 1.00 | I | S | 2551 / 2657 | 106 | N | Connector -- Gilbert Ray to Brown Mountain. AKA northern segment of Well Rd |
| Cougar Trail | TMP | 3.23 | D | S | 2681 / 2905 | 224 | N | Trailhead - Kinney Rd K15 pullout to K23 pullout |
| Creosote Loop Trail | TMP | 0.55 | E | S | 2500 / 2528 | 28 | Y | Connector & Loop -- Irvington Rd, Rocky 13 |
| Crosstalk Trail | GWP | 0.40 | E | S | 2408 / 2453 | 45 | Y | Connector -- Mosaic Wash Loop to Speedball |
| Desperado Loop | SWP | 3.60 | E/I | E | 2405 / 2564 | 159 | Y | Trailhead -- Sweetwater Preserve Trailhead |
| El Grupo Loop -Lower Trail | TMP | 2.00 | E | S | 2498 / 2630 | 132 | N | Trailhead -- 36th St. Part of El Grupo Loop. AKA Enchanted Hills Loop |
| El Grupo Loop - Upper Trail | TMP | 0.69 | I | S | 2605 / 2720 | 115 | N | Trailhead -- 36th St. Part of El Grupo Loop. AKA Enchanted Hills Loop |
| Escape to Ajo Trail | TMP | 0.57 | E | S | 2476 / 2640 | 144 | Y | Trailhead -- 36th St. Connecter to Boulder Belt |
| Explorer Trail | TMP | 2.50 | E/I | S | 2497 / 2715 | 218 | N | Trailhead -- W 44th St. to Cat Mtn. Trail. Several "Explorer" Trails link to create a 4 mile trail. |
| Fire 7 Trail | TMP | 0.40 | E | S | 2514 / 2563 | 49 | Y | Trailhead -- Shannon Rd. Connector to El Grupo Lower. AKA Shannon. |
| Flight Path Trail | TMP | 1.01 | I | S | 2565 / 2625 | 60 | Y | Loop -- via Boulder Belt |
| Frick Trail | TMP | 0.64 | E | S | 2513 / 2569 | 56 | Y | Connector -- Greasewood Pipeline to West Via de Sueno Rd |
| Gates Pass Trail | TMP | 4.20 | E/I | S | 2457 / 3137 | 680 | N | Trailhead --Gates Pass Overlook to Prospector |
| Gilbert Ray Trail | TMP | 2.00 | E | DT | 2466 / 2618 | 154 | N | Tailhead -- Kinney Rd K-14 to prospector. AKA as the western segment of Gates Pass trail. |
| Golden Gate Trail | TMP | 2.60 | I | S | 2606 / 3188 | 20 | N | Trailhead -- Kinney Rd K9 pullout to Yetman Trail |
| Hidden Canyon Trail | TMP | 1.52 | I | S | 2737 / 3087 | 350 | N | Trailhead - West Starr Pass Rd to Bowen Trail. AKA Lorraine Lee Hidden Canyon |
| High Noon Trail | TMP | 0.30 | E | S | 2514 / 2529 | 15 | N | Connector Enchanted Hills Loop (El Grupo) . AKA Middle Child Trail |
| Homestead Trail | SWP | 1.00 | E/I | S | 2622 / 2678 | 56 | Y | Connector -- Lost Arrow, The Spine, Ocotillo Trail, Red Tail Ridge |
| Ironwood Connector | TMP | 0.45 | I | S | 2527 / 2571 | 44 | N | Connector - Ironwood Loop to Prospector. AKA - So. Segment of Caliche Flats |
| Ironwood Loop | TMP | 7.00 | E | S | 2430 / 2630 | 200 | N | Loop -- Combining Avery Bryce, Kerr Jar, Ironwood & Creosote |
| Jericho Trail | TMP | 0.04 | E | S | 2694 / 2699 | 5 | Y | Trailhead -- W Lincoln St to Sunset Pass Trail |
| Kain Trail | TMP | 0.26 | I | S | 2715 / 2775 | 60 | N | Connector -- El Grupo Loop Upper and Wild West Trail. AKA Stone House trail. |
| Ledge Surfer Trail | TMP | 1.1 | I | S | 2556 / 2659 | 103 | Y | Trail Head -- Ajo Rd to Camaro Loop |
| Little Cat Trail | TMP | 1.00 | I | S | 2774 / 2833 | 59 | N | Connector --- between Cat Mtn and Yetman. AKA Beer Garden Trail |
| Lorraine Lee Hidden Canyon Trail | TMP | 1.52 | D | S | 2737 / 3087 | 350 | N | Trailhead -- West Starr Pass Rd to Bowen Trail. AKA Hidden Canyon. |
| Lost Arrow Trail | SWP | 0.60 | I | S | 2528 / 2657 | 129 | Y | Connector -- Saguaro Vista to The Spine |
| Mariposa Trail | TMP | 0.52 | E | S | 2581 / 2598 | 17 | N | Connector -- Gates Pass to Avery Bryce. |
| Middle Child Trail | TMP | 0.30 | E/I | S | 2514 / 2529 | 15 | N | Connector -- Enchanted Hills Loop. AKA High Noon Trail |
| Monsoon Loop | PHT | 1.0 | I | S | 2583 / 2694 | 111 | Y | Loop -- via Mosaic Trail |
| Mosaic Trail | PHT | 1.1 | E | S | 2577 / 2702 | 125 | Y | Trailhead. Painted Hills Trails Park |
| Mosaic Wash Loop Trail | GWP | 2.10 | I | S | 2367 / 2456 | 89 | Y | Trailhead -- Greasewood Park |
| Night Hawk Trail | SWP | 0.40 | E/I | S | 2524 / 2550 | 26 | Y | Connector -- Desperado Loop, Oxbow, Red Tail Ridge |
| Northern Loop | PDT | 1.00 | D | S | 2529 / 2643 | 114 | Y | Loop -- via Painted Hills Trail. AKA Perimeter |
| Ocotillo Hill | SWP | 0.80 | E/I | S | 2580 / 2631 | 48 | Y | Connector -- Homestead, Red Tail Ridge, |
| Orcutt Trail | TMP | 2.60 | I | S | 2705 / 3226 | 521 | N | Trailhead -- Gates Pass G10 pullout. Ends in Saguaro National Park |
| Overlook Trail | GWP | 0.40 | E | S | 2441 / 2487 | 46 | Y | Trailhead -- Greasewood Park -- Connector to Orientation Course. |
| Oxbow Trail | SWP | 0.50 | E | S | 2551 / 2572 | 21 | Y | Connector -- Wildflower Ridge, Red Tail Ridge, Nighthawk |
| Peak View Trail | TMP | 0.70 | E | S | 2724 / 2873 | 149 | N | Connector -- Tucson Estates Trail and Yetman |
| Portal Trail | TMP | 0.96 | E | S | 2503 / 2536 | 33 | Y | Connector -- El Grupo Loop to Explorer. AKA Enchanted Hills Explorer Connector |
| Prickly Pear Trail | TMP | 0.18 | E | S | 2779 / 2804 | 25 | N | Trailhead -- Gates Pass Rd G6 pullout. Connector -- Ironwood to Golden Gate |
| Prickly Poppy Trail | TMP | 2.00 | E | S | 2500 / 2625 | 20 | N | Connector -- Avery Bryce, Ironwood Loop, Prospector |
| Prospector Trail | TMP | 3.90 | I | S | 2436 / 2654 | 218 | N | Trailhead -- Kinney Rd K9 pullout to Well Road |
| Rattlesnake Trail | TMP | 0.30 | E | S | 2802 / 2813 | 11 | N | Trailhead - Gates Pass Rd G5 pullout. Connects Gates Pass to Golden Gate. |
| Recoil Peak | PHT | .20 | E | D | 2642 / 2695 | 53 | Y | Summet, off on Monsoon Loop |
| Red Canyon Trail | SWP | 0.50 | I | S | 2633 / 2681 | 48 | Y | Connector -- Homestead Trail |
| Red Tail Ridge Trail | SWP | 1.00 | I | S | 2536 / 2633 | 97 | Y | Connector -- Night Hawk, Oxbow, Ocotillo Hill, Homestead |
| Rift Trail | TMP | 0.23 | E | S | 2554 | 20 | Y | Connector -- El Grupo Lower |
| Ringtail Trail | TMP | 0.58 | I | S | 2688 / 2795 | 107 | N | Trailhead -- Kinney Rd K19 pullout. Connector -- Brown Mtn to Cougar |
| Robles Loop | TMP | 13.0 | I/D | S | 2552 / 2888 | 336 | N | Trailhead - Richard E. Genser. Multiple trails through Robles Pass. |
| Robles Pass Trail | TMP | 1.2 | E/I | 2568 / 2765 | 197 | Y | Connector -- Cat Mtn/Explorer to Ledge Surfer | |
| Robles Pass Loop | TMP | 10. | E/I | S | 2547/2769 | 222 | N | Trailhead -- Irvington Rd. Multiple trails |
| Rock Wren Trail | TMP | 2.1 | I | S | 2785 / 2891 | 106 | N | Connector -- Yetman to starr Pass Trails |
| Rocky 13 Trail | TMP | 0.60 | E | S | 2527 / 2648 | 121 | Y | Connector -- Camaro Loop to Creosote Loop |
| Roller Coaster Trail | SWP | 0.40 | E | S | 2473 / 2500 | 27 | Y | Trailhead -- Sweetwater Preserve Trailhead to Saguaro Vista |
| Saguaro Rib Trail | TMP | 0.20 | E | S | 2713 / 2738 | 25 | N | Connector -- Yetman to Starr Pass Trails |
| Saguaro Vista Trail | SWP | 1.1 | E/I | S | 2468 / 2564 | 96 | Y | Trailhead -- Sweetwater Preserve Trailhead to Black Rock Loop |
| Sarasota Trail | TMP | 2.00 | I | S | 2749 / 2872 | 123 | N | Connector -- to Starr Pass & Yetman. AKA Flint Trail |
| Sego Trail | TMP | 0.21 | E | S | 2605 / 2609 | 4 | N | Connector -- Campground to Gates Pass Trail |
| Shannon Trail | TMP | 0.40 | I | S | 2516 / 2563 | 49 | Y | Trailhead -- Shannon Rd. Connector to Enchanted Hills West. AKA Fire 7 |
| Shannon Access | TMP | 0.32 | E | S | 2552 / 2581 | 29 | N | Trailhead -- So Shannon Rd to El Grupo Loop |
| Siphon Trail | TMP | 0.31 | E | S | 2703 / 2736 | 33 | N | Trailhead -- Gates Pass Rd G9 pullout to Orcutt Trail |
| Slingshot Trail | PHT | 1.5 | D | S | 2532 / 2644 | 112 | Y | Trail -- off Mosaic |
| Speedball Trail | GWP | 0.30 | E/I | S | 2375 / 2429 | 54 | Y | Connector -- Mosaic Wash |
| Spine Trail | GWP | 0.60 | E | S | 2405 / 2458 | 54 | Y | Connector -- Pima County College Track to Mosaic Wash Loop |
| Starr Pass Main Loop | TMP | 9.30 | I | S | 2710 / 2917 | 207 | N | Trailhead - Richard E. Genser. Star Pass Trail to Yetman, Rock Wren |
| Star Pass Resort Access | TMP | 0.95 | I | S | 2703 / 2832 | 20 | N | Trailhead -- Richard E. Genser Trailhead to Rock Wren &Yetman |
| Starr Pass Trail | TMP | 4.80 | D | S | 2676 / 2878 | 202 | N | Trailhead -- Richard E. Genser Trailhead to Yetman |
| Straight Shot Trail | GWP | 0.40 | E | S | 2385 / 2418 | 33 | Y | Trailhead -- Greasewood Park to Mosaic Wash Loop |
| Sun Circle Loop | SWP | 0.60 | E/I | S | 2549 / 2599 | 50 | Y | Loop -- via Desert Vista |
| Sunset Pass Trail | TMP | 1.39 | I | S | 2631 / 2722 | 91 | Y | Trailhead -- W Lincoln Rd to 360 Vista |
| Tecolote Trail | TMP | 0.51 | D | S | 2564 / 2602 | 38 | N | Loop -- off Fire 7 . AKA Around the Hill |
| The Spine Trail | SWP | 0.60 | I | S | 2592 / 2669 | 77 | Y | Connector -- Homestead, Lost Arrow, Wildflower Ridge |
| Triple C Trail | TMP | 0.50 | E | S | 2497 / 2544 | 47 | N | Connector -- Well Rd to Avery Bryce |
| Tucson Estates Trail | TMP | 1.37 | E | S | 2639 / 2867 | 228 | N | Trailhead -- Kinney Rd K2 pullout to Yetman Trail |
| Tucson Mountain Park Loop | TMP | 10.60 | E | I | 2428 / 2882 | 454 | N | Trailhead - Gates Pass Rd G5 pullout to Golden Gate, Creosote & Gates Pass. |
| Well Road Trail | TMP | 2.90 | E | D | 2384 / 2594 | 210 | N | Trailhead -- So. San Joaquin Rd to Brown Mtn. AKA Northern segment referred to as Coatimundi on some maps. |
| Western Loop | PDT | 0.98 | I | S | 2575 / 2691 | 116 | Y | Loop -- End of Painted Hills Trail. |
| Wild West Trail | TMP | 0.49 | D | S | 2671 / 2840 | 169 | N | Connector -- Kain Trail to El Grupo Lower. AKA Stone House Trail |
| Wildflower Ridge Trail | SWP | 0.70 | I | S | 2467 / 2589 | 122 | Y | Connector -- Desperado Loop, Roller Coaster, The Spine, Oxbow |
| Yetman Trail | TMP | 6.24 | D | S | 2689 / 3145 | 456 | N | Trailhead -- Camino De Oeste Trailead to Gates Pass Rd K3 pullout. |
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