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| Hiking | 22.54 Miles |
5,940 AEG |
| | Hiking | 22.54 Miles | 8 Hrs 3 Mns | | 2.93 mph |
| 5,940 ft AEG | 22 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | The Tanque Verde trail was the main event of our two days in the south of Tucson. My nephew and I hiked half of the trail last Thanksgiving, and I wanted to return and try to knock out the entire trail.
Kelly joined me without much coercion.
We arrived at the trailhead at first light, trying to get most of the elevation gain in before the 95 degree heat set in. Saw lots of bunnies and bats driving in.
The first few miles of the trail are in immaculate condition, hiking steadily uphill. The second half of the trail could use some TLC. Hasn't been brushed in quite a few years, but nothing too dramatic to push through.
Views from Tank Verde Peak are spectacular. Very nice up there.
We decided to hike the extra 5 miles to complete the entire Tanque Verde trail ending at Cow Saddle. A bigger drop to the saddle from the peak than we were expecting. Getting back up to the peak area took quite a bit of energy.
The return from there is mostly downhill fortunately as we were getting tired and temps were rising.
We finished up just after our water ran out in the heat of the day. We spent a few hours rehydrating after.
Great hike. Thanks for joining me, Kelly!  |
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