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Manville - Cactus Wren loop - 2 members in 9 triplogs have rated this an average 2.5 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Apr 05 2025
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Manville - Cactus Wren loopTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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fricknaleyTriplogs 4,124
Run/Jog11.33 Miles 916 AEG
Run/Jog11.33 Miles   2 Hrs   32 Mns   4.59 mph
916 ft AEG      4 Mns Break3 LBS Pack
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Finishing off more trails in the far western part of Tucson district of SNP. I thought the sand might be tamped down a little from the rain - it was not :lol:
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Jul 20 2024
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Saguaro West Tour 3, AZ 
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fricknaleyTriplogs 4,124
Run/Jog16.75 Miles 1,399 AEG
Run/Jog16.75 Miles   3 Hrs   42 Mns   4.53 mph
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Cam-Boh Trailstarted at camboh and took that to golden gate road. ran that out to picnic area.


Encinas TrailNice donwhill at sunrise. saw a sunrise rainbow, that was a first


Manville - Cactus Wren loop


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got hot and the humidity caught up with me the last couple miles, despite starting at 430. felt decent overall though
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Feb 04 2023
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Saguaro West Tour 2, AZ 
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fricknaleyTriplogs 4,124
Run/Jog15.15 Miles 1,296 AEG
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Needed the miles today and being 5 days into another week of nights I didn't have the wherewithal to come up with something new, so I just hit up this route again. Really nice day. Solid effort given the exhaustion
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Jan 21 2023
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Saguaro West Tour, AZ 
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fricknaleyTriplogs 4,124
Run/Jog15.20 Miles 1,335 AEG
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Big route out in the foothills of SNP west. Started at Golden Gate TH and took that to Encinas trail at the Ez-Kim-In-Zin picnic area. Encinas out to the Cactus Wren/Manville Loop with a trip up Signal Hill. First time on some of these trails so it was nice to scratch them off the list. Nice cool, sunny and overall pleasant day.
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Nov 13 2022
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Manville - Cactus Wren loopTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
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wanderingtrailsTriplogs 33
Hiking4.50 Miles 231 AEG
Hiking4.50 Miles
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Stopped here for a quick sunset hike on my way back to Phoenix. Only two other cars out here, so it was nice. Signal Hill is always a favorite with the petroglyphs and there’s some nice saguaros along this loop. One of my favorite sunset spots in the park.
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Aug 07 2021
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Signal HillTucson, AZ
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adillingTriplogs 402
Hiking1.10 Miles 24 AEG
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A quick visit to Saguaro National Park West after hunting cactus blooms in other areas near the Old Pueblo. A little exploring the area after visiting the hill top to see the petroglyphs. This is an amazing spot for sunrise or sunset. Not as much fun at 4:30pm at 100+ degrees.....ha ha

I don't think I have ever seen this place so green. Tucson has been getting some serious rain lately.
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Sep 20 2017
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72 male
 Joined Jun 27 2015
 Tucson, Arizona
SNP Manville Wild Dog Cactus Wren Trails, AZ 
SNP Manville Wild Dog Cactus Wren Trails, AZ
 
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markthurman53Triplogs 864
Hiking8.10 Miles 697 AEG
Hiking8.10 Miles   3 Hrs   16 Mns   3.06 mph
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Nice early morning hike in the Tucson Mountains, Saguaro National Park West. It is starting to feel like fall. Started this hike at the Manville Road access point and headed south on the Manville Trail to Signal Hill. This southern part of the Manville Trail is about .7 miles of walking up a sandy wash, the sand was not well packed so made the walking a little more challenging but not difficult. The Ironwood trees along this side of the park are a bit larger than I've seen in other parts of the park. At Signal Hill Picnic ground I followed the road to Golden Gate road and the trail head for the Wild Dog Trail. The Wild Dog Trail is a short .9 miles to the Valley View Overlook Trail and Bajada Wash and transitions from the lower desert floor to the Tucson Mountain lower hills. There are some mediocre views to the North from the ridge on this trail just prior to trail end at Bajada Wash. I saw one Rattlesnake along this trail and it was was a little more active than others I have seen on previous hikes. Rattled at me as I approached and appeared to move toward me such that I backed up a bit. I thought this odd behavior but in actuality it was moving off to the side of the trail heading for some brush that just happened to be sort of in my direction. Got a couple of pictures but since it was moving and the light was low they were not the best. I liked the way it moved toward its destination while all along keeping it's head cocked in my direction, guess it didn't trust me (don't know why I'm a pretty trusting guy). From Bajada Wash I headed back to Signal hill and took a short break at the Picnic grounds and a visit to the Hohokum Rock art on Signal Hill. Nice close up view to the north of Twin Peaks. The trip along the Cactus Wren and Return on the Manville Trail was rather mundane, just a lot of flat desert walking. The trail crosses many small desert washes that are coming down off the bajada. I did notice some odd looking marks on one section of the trail, parallel "s"shaped lines about 12 inches long and separated by about 12 inches. I assumed these were Sidewinder Rattlesnake tracks. I don't recall ever seeing a sidewinder in Arizona (have seen them in the Mojave) but they are here and they love the sandy desert floors. Also saw numerous round imprints in the sand left by coiled rattlesnakes from probably the night before. Overall a good hike. I was able to do 8 miles today and felt pretty good so what ever was kicking my butt for the last two weeks seems to be passing. I hope my doctor isn't a HAZ member because I told her I would keep my hiking down to under 4 miles for a couple of weeks. I figured I did 4 miles, then of coarse I have to head back.
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Apr 13 2015
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 Tucson, AZ
Encinas TrailTucson, AZ
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azdesertfatherTriplogs 1,144
Hiking12.35 Miles 1,782 AEG
Hiking12.35 Miles   4 Hrs   15 Mns   3.40 mph
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Did a nice loop from Ez-Kim-in-Zin parking lot...I did all of Encinas, then hiked the 0.4 mi back to Cactus Wren and took it south to Signal Hill. From Signal Hill I followed the road out of that picnic area to the Wild Dog Trail. I took Wild Dog to the end, then did Valley View real quick and back, then picked up Bajada Wash heading south to Hohokam Road, where I crossed the road to pick up the west end of Hugh Norris. I took Hugh Norris to Sendero Esparanza going north to return to Ez-Kim-in-Zin parking lot.

Encinas was part wash and part old road, a slight decline down to Cactus Wren. The others were ok also...the better trail was Hugh Norris for sure. Nice views. It incidentally was the real trail with any notable elevation (though Sendero Esparanza was a quick drop of elevation from the ridgeline that Hugh Norris started off as and continued as, on the way to Amole & Wasson Peaks).
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Feb 16 2015
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Manville - Cactus Wren loopTucson, AZ
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Hiking4.50 Miles 230 AEG
Hiking4.50 Miles   1 Hour   17 Mns   3.51 mph
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Nice, easy hike through the desert. Not ideal with the road noise off of Sandario, but a beautiful, large grove of saguaros here with nice backdrop views of Panther/Safford peaks, PIcacho, and the Catalinas. The petroglyphs here were especially nice.
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