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Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop - 14 members in 83 triplogs have rated this an average 3.2 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Jul 21 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar Jul 21 2025
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Run/Jog10.20 Miles 2,048 AEG
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got rained on a little bit. then good clouds. yay :y:
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Jun 08 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar Jun 08 2025
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Run/Jog10.00 Miles 1,945 AEG
Run/Jog10.00 Miles   2 Hrs   32 Mns   4.14 mph
1,945 ft AEG      7 Mns Break7 LBS Pack
 
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hot but tolerable. up the upper jav and down alamo spur. feel a bit beat up but rallied decently
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May 24 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar May 24 2025
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Run/Jog10.00 Miles 1,953 AEG
Run/Jog10.00 Miles   2 Hrs   27 Mns   4.26 mph
1,953 ft AEG      6 Mns Break5 LBS Pack
 
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Upper Javelina Trail
Wild Mustang Trail
Alamo Spring Spur Loop
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upper jav - mustang - alamo - down spur and wild burro back. this is a good route. prob my new preferred. got some decent cloud cover and a little merciful breeze occasionally
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May 17 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar May 17 2025
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Run/Jog8.13 Miles 1,615 AEG
Run/Jog8.13 Miles   1 Hour   59 Mns   4.21 mph
1,615 ft AEG      3 Mns Break5 LBS Pack
 
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out on mustang. back on alamo spring then down the spur. good route. not as hot out as anticipated.
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Mar 12 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 12 2025
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking9.25 Miles 2,278 AEG
Hiking9.25 Miles   2 Hrs   27 Mns   3.94 mph
2,278 ft AEG      6 Mns Break3 LBS Pack
 
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After the glorious overnight rain. up alamo and back on wild mustang
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Mar 02 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 02 2025
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking9.28 Miles 2,106 AEG
Hiking9.28 Miles   2 Hrs   33 Mns   3.71 mph
2,106 ft AEG      3 Mns Break3 LBS Pack
 
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Nice morning. Feeling tired from the nights. Saw 2 javelina right at the start
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Jan 26 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 26 2025
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking9.45 Miles 1,983 AEG
Hiking9.45 Miles   3 Hrs   10 Mns   3.19 mph
1,983 ft AEG      12 Mns Break5 LBS Pack
 
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Alamo Spring Trail - Tortolita Mountains
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Great morning. Saw 15 javelina :y:
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Dec 19 2024
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 19 2024
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking8.17 Miles 1,678 AEG
Hiking8.17 Miles   2 Hrs   35 Mns   3.29 mph
1,678 ft AEG      6 Mns Break6 LBS Pack
 
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Up hotel spur then out mustang. went up alamo spring then came down the spur and wild burro back. really like this route
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Nov 06 2023
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Tortolita Ridgeline TrailTucson, AZ
Tortolita Ridgeline Trail
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar Nov 06 2023
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Run/Jog15.15 Miles 2,759 AEG
Run/Jog15.15 Miles   3 Hrs   45 Mns   4.17 mph
2,759 ft AEG      7 Mns Break7 LBS Pack
 
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Alamo Spring Trail - Tortolita Mountains
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Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
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Alamo springs - ridgeline - wild burro - wild mustang. came down the hotel spur because i was out of water and it was stupid hot.

good loop. pretty good until mustang, when the effects of working all weekend and the unseasonable heat started taking thier toll
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Sep 30 2023
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 30 2023
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking16.30 Miles 2,890 AEG
Hiking16.30 Miles   5 Hrs   10 Mns   3.15 mph
2,890 ft AEG20 LBS Pack
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Wild Burro Wash - Tortolita Mountains
Alamo Spring Trail - Tortolita Mountains
Tortolita Ridgeline Trail
Wild Mustang Trail
Upper Javelina Trail
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Needed some time on my feet but not much sustained climbing. This did the trick, 16 miles of flats and rolling hills. Pretty calm most of the hike but the weather front and the gusty winds showed up for the last 15-20 minutes. Did a big loop going counter clockwise up Alamo Springs over to Ridgeline then caught Wild Burro. Felt pretty good, so detoured and came back on Wild Mustang.
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Sep 02 2023
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 02 2023
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking9.00 Miles 1,595 AEG
Hiking9.00 Miles   2 Hrs   50 Mns   3.18 mph
1,595 ft AEG
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Upper Javelina Trail
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The good news was that it was only 68 degrees when I started, the bad news was that I was greeted with 75% humidity. It was swampy.

Took it easy and just strolled the whole park to keep my legs loose. Not much to see that was out of the ordinary.
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Feb 25 2023
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48 male
 Joined Apr 12 2004
 Tucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 25 2023
PrestonSands • Triplogs 2,097
Hiking8.75 Miles 1,690 AEG
Hiking8.75 Miles
1,690 ft AEG
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Clockwise loop with Jim on a sunny afternoon.
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Jan 13 2022
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Cochie Canyon to Wild Burro TraverseTucson, AZ
Cochie Canyon to Wild Burro Traverse
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 13 2022
Jim • Triplogs 2,324
Hiking11.25 Miles 2,400 AEG
Hiking11.25 Miles   5 Hrs   15 Mns   2.14 mph
2,400 ft AEG10 LBS Pack
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Hated it.

Cochie Trail is nice. Mustang trail is nice. The traverse is horrible. With so many nice clean, well built trails in the range, unless you just foam at the mouth for thorn scrub bushwhacking, why would you want to hike this?

I don't navigate with a gps so the vague description was no use for descent, and there was a cairned trail leading to the south from the saddle. This ended up being an Arizona Thorn Scrub nightmare. I thought it was bad going up to the saddle, this is worse. I realized too late to back track to the saddle because it is winter, so I had to whack bush through about the worst Arizona has to offer to gain the trail. It's bad enough this seems to be a prickly pear forest, but did the exotic grass have to hide it all? Anyway, I met the mustang and hiked out.

I created a rough route using the existing GPS. My initial AEG math was correct per the rework, but was probably 1/4 mile over in my miles, so I made it 11.25.
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Dec 19 2021
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Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 19 2021
Jim • Triplogs 2,324
Hiking8.75 Miles 1,983 AEG
Hiking8.75 Miles   4 Hrs   10 Mns   2.10 mph
1,983 ft AEG10 LBS Pack
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Purely by coincidence tomorrow is 7 years since I previously hiked this loop. I had almost no memories of this until out on it today, and then quite a bit came back to me. I liked it then and for some reason I didn't return for 7 years. Probably Catalina Blinders.

I do like the Tortolitas, so I will likely return. The range really reminds me of South Mountain east of Telegraph Pass. The saguaro are large, and the smells sweet. Also, the trails are very gentle, and this may be the only place in the Tucson area with Chuparosa. There is quite a bit of it flowering in the wash, right now.

I thought a forecast of 68 for the high would be mild or cool. It was in the wash, but somehow it was hot for my time hiking up to the Wild Mustang Trail. Must be the south facing slopes.
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Chuparosa in the wash.
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Apr 17 2021
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar Apr 17 2021
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Run/Jog9.85 Miles 2,149 AEG
Run/Jog9.85 Miles   2 Hrs   26 Mns   4.19 mph
2,149 ft AEG      5 Mns Break5 LBS Pack
 
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went CCW. couldn't have asked for a nicer morning.
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Dec 27 2020
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 27 2020
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking9.94 Miles 2,283 AEG
Hiking9.94 Miles   3 Hrs   33 Mns   2.83 mph
2,283 ft AEG      2 Mns Break5 LBS Pack
 
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haven't done the traditional loop in quite a while. went ccw. liked it that direction. great morning.
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Dec 12 2020
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar Dec 12 2020
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Run/Jog8.84 Miles 1,575 AEG
Run/Jog8.84 Miles   1 Hour   57 Mns   4.53 mph
1,575 ft AEG
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Alamo Spring Spur Loop
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Just about as perfect as a day one could have out here. 59 degrees, sunny and no wind. Not a whole lot of people out, so didn't have to slow down much at all. This loop has it all, flats to warm up and cool down, runnable climbs, power hiking sections, sketchy descents and downhills where you can open it up and let it rip. With the rain the other day, the trail had just the right amount of traction to feel a little more confident on the descents.

For lack of a better term, this loop is like a dirt roller coaster if you are running it. Fun day today.
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Nov 28 2020
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51 male
 Joined Apr 30 2008
 Tucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Nov 28 2020
azdesertfather • Triplogs 1,144
Hiking10.26 Miles 1,635 AEG
Hiking10.26 Miles   2 Hrs   58 Mns   3.46 mph
1,635 ft AEG
 
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Got off a plane from a thanksgiving trip to Georgia, drove by the house to drop off my suitcase and grab a water bottle, and headed to the Tortolitas. Went up to Wild Mustang and then over to Alamo Spring, took Alamo Spring partially down and without noticing it at the time, got onto Wild Burro, but just decided to stick with it. Saw a small, non poisonous snake on Wild Mustang whose body was the diameter of a penny, about two feet long. Enjoyed most of the afternoon alone, though did run into a few at the start and finish. Beautiful day.
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Aug 08 2020
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar Aug 08 2020
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Run/Jog8.83 Miles 1,600 AEG
Run/Jog8.83 Miles   2 Hrs   12 Mns   4.01 mph
1,600 ft AEG
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Upper Javelina Trail
Alamo Spring Spur Loop
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Felt almost early fall-like this morning. Cool in the washes and shade, which made this spin around the loop much more tolerable. Had plans to do the Ridgeline Loop, but when I woke up it was already 80 degrees and the sun hadn't come out yet. So remembered a phrase I heard earlier this week "Don't do winter runs in summer heat" and decided I will go back to my 3-4 hour desert runs in a couple of months.
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May 16 2020
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 Oro Valley, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring LoopTucson, AZ
Wild Mustang - Alamo Spring Loop
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar May 16 2020
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Run/Jog9.90 Miles 2,150 AEG
Run/Jog9.90 Miles   2 Hrs   45 Mns   3.60 mph
2,150 ft AEG
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Wild Burro Wash - Tortolita Mountains
Lower Javelina Loop
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Back in my bike racing days I had the opportunity to train with a guy that finished in the top 20 of the Tour de France one year. Asked him his training secrets and he told me that on your slow days, go very slow. On your fast days go very fast. But never, ever train at a medium pace. Today was the day I trained super slow. Walked up all the climbs, skeleton jogged the runnable portions of the trail and took it easy on the descents. Never got to a point where I was out of breath.

Got there early and had the place to myself for the most part. Ran into one other person on Wild Mustang running the opposite direction, then nobody else until I got back to the main intersection of trails. Seems the allure of trails as a way to keep busy during the plague has passed, the parking lot was half empty at 8:30 AM whereas a month ago the place was packed at the same time.

Always forget how rocky these trails are. Even the downhills require walking down carefully to avoid tripping or rolling your ankle.
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