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| Hiking | 8.97 Miles |
1,396 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.97 Miles | 6 Hrs 21 Mns | | 2.19 mph |
| 1,396 ft AEG | 2 Hrs 15 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | This report involves all of the following Peaks: 2867, 2841, 2832, and 2864.
Along the way I saw some interesting things also:
1. a junked 72 Camaro, which I believe is how the Camaro trail was named
2. a junked 68 Nova, which was in really bad shape and hardly recognizable
3. ruins of a stone house, at least 80 yrs old
4. a nice crested saguaro on the Sunset pass trail
5. a silhouette of a crested saguaro looking up a wash on the Camaro trail
In general, my route involves about 7.3 miles ON trails/roads, and roughly 1.7 miles off trail. The trails are very well maintained. The off trail sections involved a ridgeline, an open wash, and there wasn't any thick brush anywhere the entire day.
These were the trails I used:
Bittersweet trail
360 Vista trail
Sunset Pass trail
Camaro Loop trail
Ledge Surfer trail
Stone House Spur trail
Boulder Belt trail
Chico's Hay trail
Description of my route...
0 to .38 mi - Bittersweet trail East then North to trail junction with Sunset Pass trail
.38 to .56 mi - off trail climb to top of the ridgeline (0.18 mi off trail)
.56 to .63 mi - followed an old road to Peak 2867
.64 to .91 mi - intersected with 360 Vista trail
.91 to .95 mi - follow trail to Peak 2841
.95 to 1.1 mi - turn left on unmarked road / exit 360 Vista trail
1.1 to 1.19 mi - turn right at unmarked road
1.19 to 1.35 mi - take old road to Ledge Surfer trail
1.35 - intersect Ledge Surfer trail
1.35 to 1.49 mi - continued to Peak 2832. I followed a faint use trail in this area. There was a jar registry at the top with a mount of rocks. (0.14 mi off trail)
1.49 to 1.79 mi - off trail scramble to Camaro trail (0.3 mi off trail)
1.79 to 2.0 mi - intersect Camaro trail and take trail East to trail junction
2.0 to 2.63 mi - continue on Boulder Belt trail, intersect gas line road, continue straight
2.63 to 2.95 mi - continue on Boulder Belt trail to trail junction
2.95 to 3.17 mi - continue on Chico's Hay trail
3.17 to 3.65 mi - exit trail, follow ridgeline to Peak 2864 (0.48 mi off trail)
3.65 to 4.04 mi - follow ridgeline back down to wash, cross wash, and intersect Chico's Hay trail (0.39 mi off trail)
4.04 to 4.25 mi - follow Chico's Hay trail to Boulder Belt trail
4.25 to 5.18 mi - follow Boulder Belt trail to Camaro trail
5.18 to 5.53 mi - follow Camaro trail to Ledge Surfer trail
5.53 to 6.10 mi - follow Ledge Surfer trail to stone house
6.10 to 6.65 mi - follow Ledge Surfer trail back to Camaro trail
6.65 to 7.3 mi - take Camaro trail to a curve where there's a viewpoint looking West of a silhouette of a crested saguaro
7.3 to 7.37 mi - continue on trail to 'junk 72 Camaro'
7.37 to 7.54 mi - continue back on Camaro trail to a wash and turn left
7.54 to 7.73 mi - continue walking in the wash to 'junk 68 Nova' (0.19 mi off trail)
7.73 to 7.78 mi - continue on unmarked old road up the hill toward the Sunset Pass trail
7.78 to 7.79 mi - exit unmarked road and walk 50-60 feet to Sunset Pass trail (0.01 mi off trail)
7.79 to 8.17 mi - continue on Sunset Pass trail to crested saguaro
8.17 to 8.50 mi - continue on Sunset Pass trail to trail junction
8.50 to 8.97 mi - continue on Bittersweet trail to trailhead and parking area
Stats (for all 3 peaks):
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Distance (round trip): 8.97 miles
AEG: 1,396 feet
Strava moving time: 4 hrs 2 mins
Strava elapsed time: 6 hrs 21 mins
Driving Directions:
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From Tucson or Phoenix, take I-10 E through Tucson toward I-19 South
Use the right lane to take exit 260 for I-19 S toward Nogales
Continue onto I-19 S for 0.8 mi
Take exit 99 for Ajo Way W
Merge onto AZ-86 W, continue for 4.0 mi
Turn left onto S Bilbray Ave, continue for 0.2 mi
Turn left onto W Calle Don Monte, continue for 0.5 mi
(Partial restricted usage road)
Note: the road gets a bit rocky/rough up ahead but a standard sedan should make it...
W Calle Don Monte turns right and becomes S Century Rd
(Restricted usage road)
continue for 0.1 mi
Destination will be on the left
There are a few spaces to park in front of a locked gate. On the locked gate it says 'Pima County. No Motorized Vehicles Allowed. Violators will be prosecuted'. (But foot traffic is allowed)
There's a trailhead just South of where I parked but there's no real parking AT the trailhead. I suppose this is because it's supposed to be a neighborhood trailhead. This is one place to access the Bittersweet trailhead.
one good location to park:
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Ocean Front Condo in Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico
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