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| Run/Jog | 21.20 Miles |
4,854 AEG |
| | Run/Jog | 21.20 Miles | 6 Hrs 20 Mns | | 3.35 mph |
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| no partners | | This route is one of the classic Tucson Trail Runners routes (although I didn't do it with TTR). Up Esperero Canyon trail, over Cathedral Rock trail, then all the way down Sabino Canyon to where you started. I attempted it about two weeks after the winter storm that dropped snow all the way down to the valley, so I was expecting flowing creeks and some snow at the higher elevations.
Esperero Canyon is a grind. A couple miles in, before you top out at the view down into the canyon (which had some nice waterfalls btw), passed through a swarm of bees... Unfortunately seems pretty typical for the lower elevations of the Catalinas. Bridal Veil was in top form, and I used the opportunity to refill my water.
This was my first time seeing Cathedral Rock trail, and it's not bad. Good views. Turns out the north side can be a tad sketchy with ice; there was hard snowpack a couple feet or more deep, on steep slope... Made for slow going, but I enjoyed the experience.
West Fork trail was in top form, with lots of water from Hutch's down. The crossing was thigh deep; no way to avoid getting wet there.
Coming down Sabino Canyon trail was a bit of a struggle. It was a long day. Definitely a loop I'd go back and do again. |
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