Excellent hike. Beautiful weather, 64 degrees to start. Rain had ended & the forest was sweet. Cool fungi! Tough Kent springs ascent. Good stretch from ‘shovel saddle’ to pine saddle via user trail, minimal bushwhack.
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Beautiful winter hike on an impeccably designed trail. 1000 feet up without feeling it.
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Beautiful, crisp clear morning with snow on the ground, but trail mostly clear. Probably a good early summer hike starting at 5400’.
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Good trails. Agua Caliente saddle was a bit overgrown. Recommend watching the weather report very carefully in Monsoon season. We took a chance that we could clear the area in 3 hrs and were caught by a heavy afternoon downpour. It was our fault, but we weren’t the only ones caught on the trails. GAIA map download helped as the rain runoff was masking and making it difficult to locate the previously marked trails/path.
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Hot, dry, of course it’s June in AZ. Trails VERY rocky after Josephine Saddle.
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This was the most difficult hike I ever did. However, the best views come after the hardest climb and this proves it. I took the old Balt trail up and the super trail on the way down. A lot of times I was thinking what did I get myself into but I loved it at the end and will definitely do it again!
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Bog Springs Trail was too rugged for me, so I ended up having king the road, plus the trail from Santa Rita Lodge back to Amphitheater. I saw 4 deer (3 sightings) and lots of turkeys.
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Wonderful and difficult hike but drought is starting to show. Some widlflowers but I have seen many more. Pretty hot hiking below Josephine Saddle in the afternoon.
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This was just a piece of the Madera Canyon Nature Trail, about a mile and a half each way because that’s what I had time for. It’s reasonably easy, is cooler than most Tucson-area trails (excluding the fire-ravaged Santa Catalinas) and has a variety of often spectacular views.
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We had a flat tire on the rear wheel and that sort of spoiled the trip.
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Awesome easy hike with plenty to see and admire even if it’s outer trails pass along homes.
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Hiked from the amphitheater parking lot counter clockwise around the loop. We found that route to the Kent Spring to be steeper. On the other side of the loop (north side) there were a few switch backs that made the trail less steep. The north side trail had more openings in the forrest to enjoy views of the surrounding area.
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