{"id":4750,"date":"2018-12-11T05:35:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T12:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forestcamping.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/01\/hiking-season-in-se-arizona\/"},"modified":"2018-11-29T08:58:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T15:58:12","slug":"hiking-season-in-se-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/hiking-season-in-se-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Season in SE Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although hiking weather in other parts of the country isn\u2019t great, here in southeast Arizona, it is just about\u00a0 perfect.\u00a0 We are enjoying mostly mild weather, cerulean skies, gentle breezes, glorious sunset, and, yes, reduced snake activity.\u00a0 The problem isn&#8217;t finding a hiking trail but\u00a0 selecting one.\u00a0 Here are some examples for a &#8220;good&#8221; problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/roos17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7378\" src=\"http:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/roos17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/roos17.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/roos17-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I<b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Babad Do\u2019ag trail<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> &#8211; A 2.1-mile trail that begins just of the Catalina Highway and with a 1,200 feet elevation gain.\u00a0 FYI: Babad Do\u2019ag means \u201cFrog Mountain.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Romero Canyon trail<\/b> &#8211; A two part trail with 2.8-mile first section to some pools.\u00a0 The second section continues for another 4.4-mile section up to Romero Pass.\u00a0 This trail begins in the Catalina State Park and is very popular.\u00a0 (Also, a favorite of my pulmonologist)<\/li>\n<li><b>Ventana Canyon trail<\/b> &#8211; This is another two part trail.\u00a0 One part is a challenging 6.3-miles to a natural \u201cventana\u201d or window.\u00a0 A less challenging but equally delightful hike is a 2.4-mile section to Maiden Pools.\u00a0 The Ventana Canyon trailhead is at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort.<\/li>\n<li><b>Linda Vista trail<\/b> &#8211; This trail is a series of overlapping trails so a hike\u2019s length is total dependent on the hiker.\u00a0 The trailhead is located off Linda Vista Blvd in Oro Valley.<\/li>\n<li><b>King Canyon trail<\/b> &#8211; Located in Saguaro National Park, this 4.4 miles hike provide sights that include the park\u2019s namesake as well as a wide variety of other casti, petroglyphs, and some of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) handiwork.\u00a0 The trailhead is locate in the Saguaro NP West Unit.<\/li>\n<li><b>Picacho Peak trail<\/b> &#8211; Driving between Phoenix and Tucson, you can\u2019t miss towering Picacho Peak.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think there is a \u201cbad\u201d trail on Picacho Peak but it seems everyone\u2019s favorite trail is the 2-mile long Hunter trail.\u00a0 Hikers need to be in good physical condition and not have a problem with needing to use steel-cable handrails and handrails.\u00a0 A problem with heights will eliminate this trail from possibility.\u00a0 (My favorite but definitely NOT Fred\u2019s.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When we are looking for something closer to home, the Coronado National Forest has a nice <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/r3\/coronado\/forest\/recreation\/trails\/trails.shtml\">web pag<\/a>e we use.\u00a0 More and more national forests are providing this level of information with trail maps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/hiking-season-in-se-arizona\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 237346;\nvar 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