[Al_HikesAZ]

When I posted the list of the 20 most popular hikes on HAZ, some Tucson folks may have felt a little left out. So here are the 20 most popular Tucson hikes on HAZ from your trip logs, photos and rankings. These are not necessarily the 20 most popular hikes but rather the 20 most popular with HAZ members – who record their trips and post photos. I think that some of our excellent photographers may be tipping the polls for their favorite hikes. The number of photos can increase a hike’s rank.

Rank shows the rank among all hikes on HAZ.
RANK HIKE SCORE
15 Hunter Trail 1709
47 Chiricahua N.M. 1634
58 Seven Falls 1616
70 Ash Creek 1585
105 Romero Canyon Trail 1505
109 Wrightson - Old Baldy 1500
113 Powers Garden 1491
122 Aspen/Marshall 1473
140 Bassett Peak 1442
148 Blacketts Ridge 1413
161 Wilderness of Rocks 1391
164 Butterfly Trail 1385
166 Pusch Peak 1383
171 Sunset Vista Trail 1375
175 Pima Canyon Trail 1367
181 Mt. Kimball 1357
206 Chiricahua Peak via Rustle 1279
228 Mt. Lemmon/Lemmon Rock Loo 1256
233 Window (via Ventana) 1252
219 Rincon Peak 1250

One hike that surprised me was this
362 Tanque Verde Falls 746 15 photos & 5 trip logs
Probably a very popular hike, just not with HAZ members.

[fricknaley]

Very interesting indeed.

Thanks Al. At first glance I like this list quite a bit. Even on this list of most popular Tucson hikes, you will find that with a few logical exceptions or close to the trailheads some of these 'popular' hikes are still not that heavily traveled on any given day.

I can even now say I've done most of these, though there are a couple (3) that still elude me...until I get a truck

[big_load]

I only got two of these.

Is Wrightson still doable? I cancelled a trip (I think it was two years ago) because of fire.

[fricknaley]

Oh yeah, Wrightson is still totally doable.

Old Baldy trail did not get that much damage, mostly a short section above the baldy saddle to the summit. For this hike the vast majority of the damage was/is along the backside on the Super Trail.

[jeffmacewen]

Wow, I think there's a definite disparity between where HAZ hikers go and the general public, down here...Which is probably a good thing

[joe bartels]

I'd be interested to know, let's hear it!

[jeffmacewen]

Hunter, Seven Falls, Butterfly, and Tanque Verde Falls all get hit hard - those are dead-on.

The first 1 to 2 miles of Pima, Finger, and Ventana see more traffic (read: Abuse) than I could put a figure to; as do King and Golden Gate in the Tucsons. When the students are here I'm absolutely certain that Pima to the first stream crossing sees as much foot traffic a week as Seven Falls. Ventana is popular with the crowd on DMAFB, too.

The Cactus Forest trails and the first couple miles of Douglas Spring in the Rincons see a ton of traffic.

Here's one I bet everyone forgot: Sentinel Peak ('A' mountain); it has a devoted following and it's popular with newcomers and students. The destination usually seems to be Tumamoc, of course...

I'd be interested to see what some of the other Tucsonans have to say, as well. I might be forgetting something...