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Finger Rock Loop, AZ
mini location map2025-11-03
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Finger Rock Loop, AZ 
Finger Rock Loop, AZ
 
Hiking7.11 Miles 2,649 AEG
Hiking7.11 Miles   3 Hrs   43 Mns   2.14 mph
2,649 ft AEG      24 Mns Break
 
1st trip
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Pontatoc Trail #410
Finger Rock Trail #42
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We started around nine and it wasn't too hot yet. I've always been intimidated by Finger Rock but really the trail was not bad at all. It was also very scenic in the canyon. There weren't many views of Tucson until you got further up. I was surprised by the amount of grass. It was all green and beautiful--for now. Once it all dies it's going to be terrible. I meant to get a picture of the water by the "spring" but my camera decided to be stupid today and take photos 5 seconds late. There was plenty of shade on the Finger Rock Trail which was well appreciated. There were some awesome exposed overlooks just off the trail. It's really cool getting up close to the saddle and realizing how deep the canyon is and how close Mount Kimball seems. I was feeling really good and if we had started earlier and had more time I would have considered going for the summit. Another day.

Linda Vista Saddle is really cool with amazing views all around. You're deprived of views of Wrightson all the way up and you're awarded them here. It's kind of disorienting because the street layout seems lopsided. Intuition says the canyon points South but it's Southwest. The new section of the Pontatoc Trail was amazing. It's beautifully graded and has a wonderful surface. It was directly in the sun but there was a nice breeze to counteract that. You can tell as soon as you hit the old Pontatoc Trail. The trail gets steep and rocky, making me quite disappointed. It was kind of a slog getting back to the car... Pretty sure I got sunburnt sometime around here, despite putting on sunscreen. I'm conflicted if I would take this way down again if I had just summitted Kimball.

All in all a good outing.
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
Lower in finger rock there are purples and indigos. Further up there are different purples, reds, yellows, and whites iirc.

dry Finger Rock Canyon Dry Dry
The canyon was dry everywhere except the spring.

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Finger Rock Spring Dripping Dripping
There were pools around the "spring" location. These were trickling down in to each other and even made it to the trail.
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