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Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation Area - 49 members in 193 triplogs have rated this an average 4 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Mar 31 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Sabino - Bear Canyon LoopTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar Mar 31 2025
fricknaleyTriplogs 4,126
Run/Jog17.90 Miles 3,075 AEG
Run/Jog17.90 Miles   4 Hrs   37 Mns   4.08 mph
3,075 ft AEG      14 Mns Break8 LBS Pack
 
beautiful day for one of my local favorites. came back on phoneline to the link then along sabino creek. felt quite good today :)
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Aug 10 2024
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 Joined May 22 2024
 Tucson, AZ
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 10 2024
hewenthatwayTriplogs 7
Hiking7.16 Miles 1,099 AEG
Hiking7.16 Miles   3 Hrs   30 Mns   2.44 mph
1,099 ft AEG      34 Mns Break
 
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Feb 25 2024
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 Joined Jan 23 2025
 Seattle, WA
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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dhelderTriplogs 71
Hiking8.60 Miles 1,400 AEG
Hiking8.60 Miles
1,400 ft AEG
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Feb 15 2024
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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fricknaleyTriplogs 4,126
Hiking8.60 Miles 1,400 AEG
Hiking8.60 Miles
1,400 ft AEG
 
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one of those magical days at seven falls where all the creek crossings are nearly to your knees and the falls are all blasting. gorgeous day
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Sep 02 2023
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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fricknaleyTriplogs 4,126
Run/Jog8.10 Miles 958 AEG
Run/Jog8.10 Miles   2 Hrs   2 Mns   4.50 mph
958 ft AEG      14 Mns Break3 LBS Pack
 
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got started late because of work and just died in the heat and humidity
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May 16 2023
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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fricknaleyTriplogs 4,126
Run/Jog8.30 Miles 968 AEG
Run/Jog8.30 Miles   1 Hour   45 Mns   4.98 mph
968 ft AEG      5 Mns Break3 LBS Pack
 
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water was starting to dry up but there was still some running. hot morning. love running out to seven falls
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Apr 12 2023
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51 male
 Joined Apr 30 2008
 Tucson, AZ
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 12 2023
azdesertfatherTriplogs 1,145
Hiking8.91 Miles 1,070 AEG
Hiking8.91 Miles   3 Hrs   59 Mns   2.44 mph
1,070 ft AEG      20 Mns Break4 LBS Pack
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From visitors center up to 4th fall and back
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max Seven Falls - Catalina Medium flow Medium flow
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Jan 28 2023
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Sabino - Bear Canyon LoopTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar Jan 28 2023
fricknaleyTriplogs 4,126
Run/Jog16.72 Miles 2,621 AEG
Run/Jog16.72 Miles   3 Hrs   56 Mns   4.54 mph
2,621 ft AEG      15 Mns Break5 LBS Pack
 
Ideal day for this loop. Beautiful weather and tons of water everywhere. Even some snow on the East Fork Trail. I wasn't pushing the pace too much, and it wasn't the day for it with all the water in the crossings. Could see or hear water a lot of way currently, which is a real treat. managed to keep my feet dry until sabino road - several of the bridges were run over with water. Nothing to do there but plow on through :lol:

Bear Canyon: Trail is in fine shape to seven falls. Currently there is a lot of water in all of the crossings though i was able to make them all keeping my feet dry - though it took some work. Beyond the falls, the trail sees much less traffic. It isn't overgrown per se, but there is a lot of growth along the sides of the trail. Some it is catclaw-like and I was bleeding from a few spots by the end. The route is still easy to follow. The only tricky part is after the last creek crossing before climbing up the thimble flat - that is always a little tricky to find if you don't know where it is (quickly to the left and up the rocky incline). Up at the top about a mile before the Bear saddle there was some ice and mud hanging on. Someone came through on horses recently and tore up the muddy part of the trail a little bit. The upper parts of the trail have seen some erosion from all the rain the last year

East Fork: Never any route fining issues here. Bunch of hard pack snow on the trail but it wasn't very slippery. Again, torn up in the muddy spots from horses a little. Otherwise glorious as always. Little bit overgrown between palisade and box canyon but easy to follow still.

Sabino 23: No issues really. Pretty wide open.
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Oct 14 2022
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69 male
 Joined Mar 01 2009
 Aztec, NM
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 14 2022
PivoTriplogs 4,280
Hiking8.60 Miles 1,400 AEG
Hiking8.60 Miles
1,400 ft AEG10 LBS Pack
 
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Sep 20 2022
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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fricknaleyTriplogs 4,126
Run/Jog8.25 Miles 1,015 AEG
Run/Jog8.25 Miles   1 Hour   50 Mns   4.71 mph
1,015 ft AEG      5 Mns Break
 
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This one beat me up but it was still beautiful. Great to see the falls going
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May 06 2022
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48 male
 Joined Apr 12 2004
 Tucson, AZ
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
 Hiking avatar May 06 2022
PrestonSandsTriplogs 2,097
 Hiking9.50 Miles 1,700 AEG
 Hiking9.50 Miles
1,700 ft AEG
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After work bike-and-hike combo to Seven Falls. Date night so I had to move fast to get home in time. Locked my bike up at the end of Bear Canyon Road and then hiked quickly up Bear Canyon Trail, having soaked myself at the water faucet to ward off the 100 degree day’s lingering heat. Spent a few magical minutes wallowing in the big lower pool at Seven Falls. So nice. Jogged the non-rocky portions of the trail on the way back. 4.65 miles of actual hiking trail, 4.85 miles of road-biking.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Seven Falls - Catalina Light flow Light flow
Lower flow than on 5-3-2022, down to roughly 2 gallons per minute coming over the falls today.
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May 03 2022
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48 male
 Joined Apr 12 2004
 Tucson, AZ
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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PrestonSandsTriplogs 2,097
 Hiking9.90 Miles 1,740 AEG
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After work bike-n-hike. Biked to the end of Bear Canyon Road, then hiked up Bear Canyon Trail to Seven Falls, arriving at the tail-end of sunset. Spent a few minutes enjoying the water along with the ducks. Hiked back to my bike and followed the road back in the dark, with side trip to Sabino Dam.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Seven Falls - Catalina Light flow Light flow
Roughly 3 or 4 gallons per minute going over the falls.
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Oct 22 2021
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69 male
 Joined Mar 01 2009
 Aztec, NM
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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PivoTriplogs 4,280
 Hiking8.60 Miles 1,400 AEG
 Hiking8.60 Miles   3 Hrs   13 Mns   2.67 mph
1,400 ft AEG8 LBS Pack
 
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Jun 11 2021
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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fricknaleyTriplogs 4,126
Run/Jog8.35 Miles 1,033 AEG
Run/Jog8.35 Miles   1 Hour   37 Mns   30 Secs5.30 mph
1,033 ft AEG      3 Mns Break
 
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love running out here at sunrise
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May 05 2021
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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fricknaleyTriplogs 4,126
Run/Jog8.30 Miles 1,027 AEG
Run/Jog8.30 Miles   1 Hour   37 Mns   5.47 mph
1,027 ft AEG      6 Mns Break
 
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gorgeous morning run out to seven falls. started at 550. had the whole canyon to myself
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Jan 27 2021
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72 male
 Joined Jun 27 2015
 Tucson, Arizona
Seven Falls, AZ 
Seven Falls, AZ
 
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markthurman53Triplogs 866
Hiking7.51 Miles 1,367 AEG
Hiking7.51 Miles   4 Hrs   21 Mns   1.96 mph
1,367 ft AEG      31 Mns Break
 
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Ginny and I took a hike up to seven Falls to see if they were flowing after the snows this week. They were not flowing yet but there were some pools of water. Still a scenic hike. Not too many people on the trail but more than I'm use to seeing on my hikes. Masks were not the norm but every once in a while a few people would quick mask up when they saw us like I caught them with no cloths on. I have been hiking this trail since the early sixties but it has been at least 5 years since my last time and I have forgotten just what a nice hike this is, in spite of its popularity. Hopefully in the next week or so the creek will be flowing, mount Lemmon got quite a bit of snow and another storm is due this week.

dry Bear Canyon Dry Dry
Some pooling of water at the falls.

dry Seven Falls - Catalina Dry Dry
Pooling of water but not flowing
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Dec 20 2020
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 Joined Aug 08 2020
 Phx az
Sabino - Bear Canyon LoopTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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ScaredyCatTriplogs 205
Hiking17.90 Miles 4,268 AEG
Hiking17.90 Miles   9 Hrs   28 Mns   2.12 mph
4,268 ft AEG   1 Hour   1 Min Break
 
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Be ready to literally dedicate the entire day to this 1. Woke 530 am, home 10 pm. I drove up from n phx. Completely worth it.

Once u get past 7 falls, u will find solitude. To your left u will be able to see the trails u just came from. When u get even further out, u will b surrounded by beauty.

The landscape will change and u will pass multiple junctions. All of which provide ample info. Great escape.
 
Jan 01 2020
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54 male
 Joined Apr 13 2011
 Gilbert, AZ
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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ddgrunningTriplogs 605
Hiking9.56 Miles 1,261 AEG
Hiking9.56 Miles   4 Hrs   29 Mns   2.16 mph
1,261 ft AEG      3 Mns Break
 
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Wow! What a great day for my first visit to Seven Falls. Perfect way to kick off the new year. Tons of water at the falls. We started the hike in the early afternoon, which limited the crowds encountered ant treated us to a fantastic AZ sunset on the hike out. Totally exceeded my expectations .... :y:
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Nov 06 2019
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 Phoenix, AZ
Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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Hiking5.00 Miles 1,400 AEG
Hiking5.00 Miles   1 Hour   46 Mns   2.83 mph
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I can't tell you how many times I have tried to do this trail and started way too late in the day. I did it again, but at least I can say I've already been to the end. :)
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Aug 28 2019
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Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon Recreation AreaTucson, AZ
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fricknaleyTriplogs 4,126
Run/Jog8.30 Miles 1,035 AEG
Run/Jog8.30 Miles   1 Hour   41 Mns   5.19 mph
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super humid. saw a tortoise
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