Guindani Trail Photoset • Vashti • 2025-04-26 • HikeArizona.COM

Guindani Trail, AZ

	2025-04-26
	9 by Vashti

Guindani Trail

Tucson, AZ

Guindani Trail

Tucson, AZ

Hiking	4.90 Miles	1,001 AEG

Hiking	4.90 Miles	2 Hrs 37 Mns	2.19 mph
	1,001 ft AEG	23 Mns Break

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Wanted to do a hike before our Headlamp cave tour and decided to try this one as we did the foothills loop last time we were in the area.

We got a later start given our car camping tradition of pancake breakfasts!

We walked from the campground to the trailhead where there are plenty of spots and informational signs. In the first quarter mile, there are a number of criss-crossing trails, but the main trail is easy to follow. There are also some trail signs, as well. We opted to do the loop CW. At the junction, the trail is an old jeep road and is wide for quite some time, until the trail departs from the jeep road while switchbacking up the ridge. The old jeep road heads up to a mining area, and there is a trail sign in the middle of the old road stating the trail goes the other direction. The trail continues along the side of the ridge continuing up hill until it reaches the saddle.

We stopped for a snack at the saddle and then headed onward, now downwards toward Cottonwood creek. There are some gates along the way. We only saw one person on the entire hike, just before the Cottonwood trail junction.

Before the saddle, it was very windy. The trail is more sheltered and less windy past the saddle, but it made for a hotter hike. The entire hike is full sun. In the wash, there was no water, but quite a bit of lush vegetation. I was surprised to see such big green trees and many wildflowers/flowering shrubs. It was a real treat! The trail crosses the wash a number of times. The trail is labeled with many trail signs in this section.

We came upon a cow trough and water tank as the canyon opened up, and from there it was a short distance to the loop fork and the trailhead.

A nice hike, but it would have been even better if it was cooler/cloudy and just a tad less windy. Picky picky!

Wildflowers Observation Light
More wild flowers than expected! The ocotillos were all blooming, plus thistle, red sylvia, and tiny purple flowers.

Guindani Canyon

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