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Best time to hike

Best months: Nov–Apr · highs 17–26 °C (63–79 °F)

  1. J17°3°31
  2. F19°4°31
  3. M22°7°27
  4. A26°11°10
  5. M31°16°7
  6. J36°21°8
  7. J35°23°75
  8. A34°22°70
  9. S32°19°39
  10. O27°13°25
  11. N21°7°20
  12. D17°3°33

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
5.8 km · 3.6 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Designation
Arizona
Mountain range
Rincon Mountains (Intermountain West › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
12 km NE of Vail (Pima County, Arizona) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Saguaro National Park
Connects to
Quilter Trail (National Scenic Trail: Arizona), Ruiz Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Nov–Apr
Country
United States of America
Region
Arizona
Continent
North America
Route centre
32.1372, -110.6597
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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