
Trip
Day Hike - Hike the Mountains of Southern Arizona
Romero Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains
- Info
- COVID-19: Learn about our most up-to-date guidance for participants and leaders on our COVID-19 Response page. All participants and leaders must agree to the COVID-19 Code of Conduct before participating in this Mountaineers activity.
- Thu, Mar 26, 2020
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Strenuous
- Challenging
- Mileage: 10.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,200 ft
- High Point Elevation: 5,000 ft
- Pace: 1.5 mph, no max
- 12 (12 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
6:45 Romero Canyon Trailhead
85739, Unnamed Rd, Tucson, AZ 85718
https://maps.app.goo.gl/69J4uvGaNrMe4Rgq7
Option to add 2.4 miles and 1000'.
This is one of 18 day hikes being posted in the Tucson area from March 15th through April 3rd. Sign up for as many or as few as you like. Most of these hikes will have options to lengthen or shorten the hike for those that want to do that. Note that the tread on these trails is not as easy and fast as a typical WA trail. It is often rocky and can be relatively slow going. While these are all harder hikes, you don’t have to be super fast or strong, my hope is to spend a lot of time on the trails, we won’t race through the hikes.
The hikes for a week (Sunday-Friday) may be rearranged due to weather. If the wildflowers are great in one area, hikes might be switched to do more hiking where the flowers are. During March the average temperature in Tucson is 75 and on average it rains on 2 days during the month. If you were staying in Downtown Tucson, you would need to leave your place about 6:00 AM for all of these hikes.
Hike the Mountains of Southern Arizona
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Green Trails Santa Rita Mountains No. 2962S
Green Trails Saguaro No. 2910S
Green Trails Santa Catalina Mountains No. 2886S - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Sun protection
- Insulation (extra clothing)
- Illumination
- First aid supplies
- Fire
- Repair kit and tools, including knife
- Nutrition (extra food)
- Hydration (extra water)
- Emergency shelter