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Pusch's Flatiron - 12 members in 87 triplogs have rated this an average 3.3 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Jul 15 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 15 2025
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,150 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   9 Mns   2.61 mph
1,150 ft AEG      7 Mns Break
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whoo doggy was it hot
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Jun 26 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 26 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   8 Mns   2.38 mph
1,275 ft AEG
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Quick zip up before work. Made it to the Flatiron in 31 minutes and tip toed down, trail is fairly loose in spots.

Saw recent evidence of the bear that's been seen wandering around Oro Valley. They were digging up around a tree stump on the side trail going out to the Flatiron.
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Jun 07 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 07 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   15 Mns   2.16 mph
1,275 ft AEG
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It's a weekend of family functions and get togethers, only had time to sneak out for a quick local hike. While not quite to Piestewa or Camelback crowds, this is starting to get busier every year. Got to the trailhead about 7AM and every spot in both lots and on the street were already full. Folks were starting to park down the road at the retail complex.

Fairly uneventful, took my time getting up and down. Highlight of the trip was seeing a Gila Monster.
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May 02 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Run/Jog avatar May 02 2025
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Run/Jog3.20 Miles 1,275 AEG
Run/Jog3.20 Miles   1 Hour   2 Mns   3.49 mph
1,275 ft AEG      7 Mns Break
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felt good
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May 01 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar May 01 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   11 Mns   2.28 mph
1,275 ft AEG
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First person to officially christen the trail for the 2025 Pusch Peak season. Went up at a leisurely pace in the dark with my headlamp in about 33 minutes. Trail is in decent shape and lots of evidence of bighorn sheep in the area. Probably head back on Saturday to do the whole climb up to the peak.
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Feb 13 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 13 2025
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking3.20 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking3.20 Miles   1 Hour   6 Mns   3.15 mph
1,275 ft AEG      5 Mns Break
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up in 30:30. jogged the long way back
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Feb 10 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 10 2025
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking3.25 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking3.25 Miles   1 Hour   8 Mns   3.00 mph
1,275 ft AEG      3 Mns Break
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up in the dark. light enough to see on the way down. ran long way back
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Jan 29 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 29 2025
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking3.25 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking3.25 Miles   1 Hour   24 Mns   2.50 mph
1,275 ft AEG      6 Mns Break
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cold and cloudy. jogged the long way back
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Jul 25 2024
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 25 2024
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   15 Mns   2.16 mph
1,275 ft AEG
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Linked   none no linked trail guides
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Leasurely push up Pusch. Hot and humid and my legs are dead from doing a lot of squats earlier this week.

Bees seemed to have disappeared this week, so that's good. They were pretty aggressive the last time I was up here and two weeks ago the bees killed a landscaper at the golf course located near the base of the overall peak.
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Jul 09 2024
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 09 2024
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   10 Mns   2.31 mph
1,275 ft AEG
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Quick zip up before work. It's Phoenix hot today, at daybreak it was almost 90 degrees already. Appears that the bighorn sheep are coming down in search of pool water, saw a bunch of scat pretty close to the parking lot.
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Jun 06 2024
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 06 2024
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   9 Mns   2.35 mph
1,275 ft AEG
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Did a quick hike before work. Out the door by 4:30 AM and still (barely) made it to work by 7:30 AM.

The bees appear to be back this year. At their usual location just below that third class climb near the two boulders on the left side of the trail that make a small little cave. But an added bonus is that they are now on the tip of the Flatiron. Got up there and immediately had bees bouncing off my head and shoulders. Needless to say, I was 7 minutes faster going down this trip as opposed to last weekend.
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Jun 01 2024
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 01 2024
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   16 Mns   2.13 mph
1,275 ft AEG
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Not in the mood to hike, but got out and did a quick jaunt up to Pusch's Flatiron. Warmed up with a two mile walk with the dogs and then drove over to zip up and down.
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May 29 2024
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53 male
 Joined Dec 30 2005
 Tucson, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar May 29 2024
Mike_W • Triplogs 528
Hiking3.60 Miles 1,181 AEG
Hiking3.60 Miles   1 Hour   50 Mns   1.96 mph
1,181 ft AEG
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1st trip
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Over the years, I've probably done this hike 20-30 times...

Started around 8 am. Took Linda Vista trail to the old dam in the canyon and took a long break. The breeze was nice. Then, we decided to hike up to the Flatiron from there. We took the scenic way around to get there and then took the more direct trail on the way down. At the Flatiron we saw a squirrel, heard a few cicadas, and had some nice views of NW Tucson, Oro Valley, Catalina, etc. as usual.

Stats:
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Total distance (round trip) = 3.57 miles
AEG = 1,181 feet
Strava moving time = 1 hr 49 mins
Strava elapsed time = 4 hrs 57 mins
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Dec 19 2023
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46 male
 Joined Sep 08 2006
 
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 19 2023
Jim • Triplogs 2,324
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles
1,275 ft AEG
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Something different. To my surprise, there has been some trail work with parts of the approach being re-routed. A sign telling people Pusch Peak is haunted has been erected by the FS, but there has also been some trail work on the way up canyon, too.
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Sep 09 2023
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 09 2023
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   15 Mns   2.16 mph
1,275 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Starting to prep for a November GC hike. Hike #1 of the morning to loosen up and get some quick AEG.

Starting to get popular here again, I was finished by 6:30 and every available place to squeeze in a vehicle was taken already.
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Aug 09 2023
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 09 2023
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   15 Mns   2.16 mph
1,275 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Used to bring a headlamp just to see better in the pre-dawn light a couple of weeks ago. Now when I get here before 5 AM I need one to see anything at all. The sun is coming up a lot later than it was a month ago.

Slapped on a 20 lb pack to keep things interesting instead of my usual half a water bottle with 8 ounces in it.

Pretty muggy after last night's rain, felt almost Midwestern out there.
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Jul 26 2023
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 26 2023
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   10 Mns   2.31 mph
1,275 ft AEG
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Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
It was hot. Went up and went down and drove home to dive into my pool.
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Jul 01 2023
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 01 2023
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   13 Mns   2.22 mph
1,275 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Not really feeling it today. Kept it casual to clear my head and prep for the second funeral of the week in a few days.

Surprisingly not too many people out. Got back to the parking lot and it was full, but none of them were heading up Pusch. Guess everyone was out doing the Linda Vista Loop.
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Jun 21 2023
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 21 2023
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   12 Mns   2.25 mph
1,275 ft AEG
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Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Another quick hike before work. Had the place to myself the entire time.
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Jun 14 2023
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 14 2023
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   14 Mns   2.19 mph
1,275 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Busy week here, SARA has been out to these trails twice in the past few days. One of the rescues a helicopter pilot guided his craft into the canyon and was able to find a wide spot to land to scoop someone up.

Nothing quite that exciting on my trip up. Shot up here before work just to keep my legs in hiking shape.
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