Cactus Forest Trail - Saguaro NP • Hike • Arizona • All Triplogs • HikeArizona.COM

Tucson, AZ

Hiking		Feb 08 2026
		bjonson • Triplogs 292

Hiking	8.24 Miles	693 AEG

Hiking	8.24 Miles	2 Hrs 39 Mns	3.15 mph
	693 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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229263

Dec 31 2025

Guides 187
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Triplogs 907

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Joined Jun 27 2015
Tucson, Arizona

Cactus Forest Javelina Wash Loop, AZ

Hiking		Dec 31 2025
		markthurman53 • Triplogs 907

Hiking	9.00 Miles	604 AEG

Hiking	9.00 Miles	3 Hrs 56 Mns	2.32 mph
	604 ft AEG	3 Mns Break

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mamakatt22

One last hike this year. Picked one that didn't have a lot of elevation gain to give my knee a break and also close to home. Loop hike along Cactus Forest Trail and Javelina Wash. Pleasant walk with overcast sky's. The only wildlife seen were the tourist. No water along the hike but the desert was green and the saguaros fat. Wishing all a Happy New Year.

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Sep 03 2025

fricknaley

Guides 93
Routes 397
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Joined Jun 20 2003
Tucson, AZ

Saguaro East Foothills Sweatfest, AZ

Run/Jog		Sep 03 2025
		fricknaley • Triplogs 4,265

Run/Jog	10.65 Miles	1,057 AEG

Run/Jog	10.65 Miles	2 Hrs 27 Mns		4.56 mph
	1,057 ft AEG	7 Mns Break	4 LBS Pack

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Cholla Trail - Saguaro NP

Carrillo Trail - Saguaro NP

Three Tank Trail - Saguaro NP

Wildhorse Trail - Saguaro NP

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Nice Loop in the foothills. the humidity was pretty brutal. only saw one person all day

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225741

Apr 17 2025

Guides 2
Routes 303
Photos 1,077
Triplogs 307

51 male

Joined Mar 24 2021
Tucson, AZ

Cactus Forest Mica View loop, AZ

Hiking		Apr 17 2025
		Jackluminous • Triplogs 307

Hiking	2.02 Miles	93 AEG

Hiking	2.02 Miles	39 Mns	3.11 mph
	93 ft AEG

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222830

Mar 22 2025

Guides 2
Routes 303
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Triplogs 307

51 male

Joined Mar 24 2021
Tucson, AZ

Mica View Cactus Forest loop, AZ

Hiking		Mar 22 2025
		Jackluminous • Triplogs 307

Hiking	2.00 Miles	87 AEG

Hiking	2.00 Miles	40 Mns	3.00 mph
	87 ft AEG

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Another recovery walk with wifey. Did the loop counterclockwise today.

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222221

Mar 12 2025

Guides 2
Routes 303
Photos 1,077
Triplogs 307

51 male

Joined Mar 24 2021
Tucson, AZ

Cactus Forest Mica View loop, AZ

Hiking		Mar 12 2025
		Jackluminous • Triplogs 307

Hiking	2.03 Miles	78 AEG

Hiking	2.03 Miles	38 Mns	3.21 mph
	78 ft AEG

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Douglas Spring Trail to Douglas Spring CG

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Recovery hike after my four day AZT trek. Wifey came along.

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221950

Feb 18 2025

fricknaley

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Joined Jun 20 2003
Tucson, AZ

Douglas Springs/Cowhead/Tanque Verde, AZ

Hiking		Feb 18 2025
		fricknaley • Triplogs 4,265

Hiking	28.44 Miles	5,569 AEG

Hiking	28.44 Miles	10 Hrs 11 Mns		3.14 mph
	5,569 ft AEG	1 Hour 7 Mns Break	15 LBS Pack

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Douglas Spring Trail

Tanque Verde Ridge Trail

Tanque Verde Peak

Carrillo Trail - Saguaro NP

Garwood Trail - Saguaro NP

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Working on the Rincon trails in SNP. Put together a huge loop. Highlight is the Tanque Verde ridge trail between Cow Head Saddle and TV Peak. WOW - sensational views.

Felt really good and had perfect weather for a big day in the Rincons

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221454

Dec 13 2024

Guides 2
Routes 303
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Triplogs 307

51 male

Joined Mar 24 2021
Tucson, AZ

Cactus Forest Mica View loop, AZ

Hiking		Dec 13 2024
		Jackluminous • Triplogs 307

Hiking	2.02 Miles	110 AEG

Hiking	2.02 Miles	41 Mns	3.03 mph
	110 ft AEG	1 Min Break

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Evening stroll with wifey. Saw two trail runners, a couple ladies and small child, and a coyote. Just not all at once.

219738

Sep 27 2023

Guides 187
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Triplogs 907

72 male

Joined Jun 27 2015
Tucson, Arizona

Cactus Forest Lime Falls, AZ

Hiking		Sep 27 2023
		markthurman53 • Triplogs 907

Hiking	6.40 Miles	537 AEG

Hiking	6.40 Miles	2 Hrs 52 Mns	2.25 mph
	537 ft AEG	1 Min Break

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mamakatt22

Another hike today in Saguaro National Park, this one was 6.4 miles. Ginny and I are trying to get to 80 miles by the end of September, we have 5 more to go. We started this hike at 6 in the morning and finished by 9. Nice to hike before the sun comes up. Yesterday we started at 7 and by the time we finished 5 miles it was pretty warm. Unlike yesterday no rattlesnakes but we did see a tarantula.

Lime Falls was dry as would be expected with so little rain. The Bees were happy with a few spots of damp sand along the creek to Lime Falls, probably where water seeps out from the rocks in the wash. Surprisingly very few people on the trail. One guy concerned about rattlesnakes, a guy on a bike, a gal that was running/walking and another gal having a loud conversation with herself or maybe on a cell phone, normal day in the park.

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Feb 24 2023

Guides 187
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72 male

Joined Jun 27 2015
Tucson, Arizona

Javelina Cactus Forest Loop, AZ

Hiking		Feb 24 2023
		markthurman53 • Triplogs 907

Hiking	7.22 Miles	550 AEG

Hiking	7.22 Miles	3 Hrs 1 Min	2.39 mph
	550 ft AEG

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Converse Trail - Saguaro NP

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mamakatt22

We decided to take advantage of the good weather between storms but needed to stay close to home, so we went to Saguaro National Park again. I had been on these trails before but Ginny hasn't. Beautiful weather for a hike.

Started at the Broadway trailhead and headed south on the Mica View Trail. This is a short paved (kind of) walk way to Mica View picnic area. Lots of people from many different places and in a variety of conditions. Good views of both the Catalina and Rincon snow capped mountains. We then took Javelina Wash West branch to the Cactus Forest Trail. Found another rather impressive crested saguaro along Javelina Wash. Probably saw this one before when I hiked this wash but I don't seem to remember it. We headed back to the start point along the cactus forest trail. Nothing really spectacular about this hike but it is a pleasant walk, good workout along Javelina Wash hiking in sand. I think the best time to hike this is during or just after the monsoons on a cool day or early morning.

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Feb 09 2023

fricknaley

Guides 93
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Joined Jun 20 2003
Tucson, AZ

Saguaro East Foothills, AZ

Run/Jog		Feb 09 2023
		fricknaley • Triplogs 4,265

Run/Jog	12.40 Miles	1,135 AEG

Run/Jog	12.40 Miles
	1,135 ft AEG	5 Mns Break	5 LBS Pack

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Douglas Spring Trail

Wildhorse Trail - Saguaro NP

Carrillo Trail - Saguaro NP

Mesquite Trail - Saguaro NP

Vanover Trail - Saguaro NP

Loma Verde Wash - Saguaro NP

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big loop from douglas springs th. hit scott's knob along the way. had fun with this one but the calf hurts more so gonna take a few days off

Ran the first 2 miles easy, then the first minute of each additional mile at 1/2 marathon pace.

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203910

Jan 26 2023

Guides 2
Routes 303
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Triplogs 307

51 male

Joined Mar 24 2021
Tucson, AZ

Cactus Forest Mica View loop, AZ

Hiking		Jan 26 2023
		Jackluminous • Triplogs 307

Hiking	2.01 Miles	82 AEG

Hiking	2.01 Miles	31 Mns	3.89 mph
	82 ft AEG

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Nice easy stroll while nursing the nasty blister I got wearing water shoes for eight miles in Sabino Canyon. Ow.

203317

Jan 11 2023

Guides 2
Routes 303
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Triplogs 307

51 male

Joined Mar 24 2021
Tucson, AZ

Pink Hill Loma Verde Cholla Loop, AZ

Hiking		Jan 11 2023
		Jackluminous • Triplogs 307

Hiking	4.12 Miles	181 AEG

Hiking	4.12 Miles	1 Hour 9 Mns	3.86 mph
	181 ft AEG	5 Mns Break

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Pink Hill Trail - Saguaro NP

Loma Verde Trail - Saguaro NP

Cholla Trail - Saguaro NP

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Contribution to step count. Cool evening. Saw a young buck near Pink Hill.

202506

Nov 11 2022

azdesertfather

Guides 16
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Joined Apr 30 2008
Tucson, AZ

Tucson, AZ

Hiking		Nov 11 2022
		azdesertfather • Triplogs 1,163

Hiking	10.10 Miles	518 AEG

Hiking	10.10 Miles	3 Hrs 23 Mns	3.06 mph
	518 ft AEG	5 Mns Break

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Javelina Wash East & West Loop - Saguaro NP

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Hiked a loop that took the Javelina West Wash Trail north from the Rincon visitors center to Shantz Trail to the Broadway Trailhead, then Cactus Forest Trail back to Javelina East Wash Trail to complete the loop. On the Cactus Forest Trail we visited the ranger cabin ruins, the lime ovens and Lime Falls, which was dry except for a few small pools.

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200787

Nov 28 2021

Loma Verde Wash - Saguaro NP

Guides 187
Routes 1,026
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Triplogs 907

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Joined Jun 27 2015
Tucson, Arizona

Loma Verde Javelina Wash Loop, AZ

Hiking		Nov 28 2021
		markthurman53 • Triplogs 907

Hiking	5.55 Miles	231 AEG

Hiking	5.55 Miles	2 Hrs 16 Mns	2.47 mph
	231 ft AEG	1 Min Break

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Cholla Trail - Saguaro NP

Vanover Trail - Saguaro NP

Mesquite Trail - Saguaro NP

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mamakatt22

Another short hike in Saguaro National Park. Needed to get out and get some walking in so we picked a spot close to home. We started at the Loma Verde Trail Head within the park and took the Mesquite Trail to Javelina Wash, then the Vanover and returned on the Loma Verde Wash and Cholla Trails. Lots of sand walking on this hike, over half. This is not a terribly interesting hike but doing it around sunset made it rather pleasant.

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Nov 08 2021

Guides 187
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Photos 12,535
Triplogs 907

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Joined Jun 27 2015
Tucson, Arizona

Cactus Forest Loop, AZ

Hiking		Nov 08 2021
		markthurman53 • Triplogs 907

Hiking	11.23 Miles	765 AEG

Hiking	11.23 Miles	5 Hrs 7 Mns	2.28 mph
	765 ft AEG	11 Mns Break

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mamakatt22

We needed to get out and do some hiking for November but our schedule is kind of busy. We opted to do a short hike in Saguaro National Park which only required a short 5 minute drive to get there. From the Cactus Forest trail Head on Old Spanish Trail we hiked the Cactus Forest then the Mica View to the Trail Head on Broadway then returned on the Shantz and Javelina Wash trails. We did a side trip to Limestone falls near the limestone kilns. I had done these trails before a few years back but was nice to do them again. There isn't a lot of elevation change on these trails just up and down small hills. the 2.3 miles along Javelina Wash was a bit tiring because it is in sand, luckily there were areas of hard pack sand from the rains this last summer. This trail in Javelina Wash is not traveled much as evident from the few tracks in the sand. The only water we saw was short section near Limestone Falls and it was just barely a trickle and some small pooling on rocks. The weather was nice probably in the 70'swith a thin layer of cirrus clouds. You have to hand it to these clouds they stretch all the way to the equator to shade us on this hike.

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191146

Sep 28 2021

mitchelll

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tucson, az

Tucson, AZ

Hiking		Sep 28 2021
		mitchelll • Triplogs 11

Hiking	5.20 Miles	1,105 AEG

Hiking	5.20 Miles	1 Hour 52 Mns	3.09 mph
	1,105 ft AEG	11 Mns Break

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Jul 31 2017

Guides 187
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Tucson, Arizona

Cactus Forest Freeman Homestead, AZ

Hiking		Jul 31 2017
		markthurman53 • Triplogs 907

Hiking	12.70 Miles	1,122 AEG

Hiking	12.70 Miles	4 Hrs 29 Mns		3.22 mph
	1,122 ft AEG	32 Mns Break	10 LBS Pack

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Freeman Homestead Trail

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Wanted to do the Cactus Forest Trail because HAZ needed a description of this route and while searching the trails in SNP I found one I have never been on before, Freeman Homestead Loop trail. I enjoyed the short Freeman Homestead Trail but I think I enjoyed looking up the history on the internet more. Found out a lot more on the origins of Houghton road, Harrison road and of coarse Freeman road. I explored a route that takes you from Javelina Picnic grounds to cactus Forest Trail, this comes in handy when coming off Tanque Verde Ridge and need to get to Old Spanish trail Irvington Trail Head for your ride home. From the Freeman Loop I followed Cactus Forest Loop Road backward crossing Javelina Wash West and Javelina Wash East. Took me .4 miles to finally figure out I passed Javelina Wash east and had to back track (I really need to pay more attention to my GPS). Took Javelina Wash East down to Lime Falls and continued on back to the Cactus Forest Trail and back to the Broadway Trail Head. Javelina Wash east had water in some of the small pools but it was pretty raunchy looking, luckily I didn't need water. It looked like Javelina Wash West was running a bit at least where it crossed Cactus Forest Loop Road.

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146157

Jan 25 2014

davidbwings

Routes 5
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Joined Jun 29 2013
Tucson, AZ

Tucson, AZ

Hiking		Jan 25 2014
		davidbwings • Triplogs 6

Hiking	10.20 Miles

Hiking	10.20 Miles	5 Hrs 30 Mns	2.55 mph
		1 Hour 30 Mns Break

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Mesquite Trail - Saguaro NP

Pink Hill Trail - Saguaro NP

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Started at the Broadway trailhead and made a loop first going south via Shantz and then the Javelina Wash to pick up the Cactus Forest trail to the Lime Kilns and Lime Kiln Falls.

Tracking back north and staying on the Cactus Forest to make a loop to the east via Mesquite and Squeeze Pen to the Pink Hill trail. Nice views from the top of Pink Hill.

Had what looked to be a falcon land in a tree just to the edge of the Cactus Forest trail as we passed.

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100028

Apr 19 2013

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Old Pueblo