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Ironwood Forest Trail

Trail2.2 km · 1.4 miBest Nov–Mar

Next nearby hike: Panther Peak Wash Trail 0.8 mi · 1.3 kmExplore Saguaro National Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Nov–Mar · highs 18–23 °C (64–73 °F)

  1. J18°5°27
  2. F20°6°28
  3. M23°8°25
  4. A28°12°10
  5. M33°17°5
  6. J37°22°6
  7. J37°25°55
  8. A36°24°62
  9. S34°22°34
  10. O29°15°22
  11. N23°9°19
  12. D18°5°34

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
2.2 km · 1.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
11 km E of Picture Rocks (Pima County, Arizona) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Saguaro National Park
Connects to
Picture Rocks Wash Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Nov–Mar
Country
United States of America
Region
Arizona
Continent
North America
Route centre
32.3237, -111.1359
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Panther Peak Wash Trail

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · Saguaro National Park

Cam Boh Trail

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Saguaro National Park

Picture Rocks Wash Trail

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Saguaro National Park

Thunderbird Trail

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Saguaro National Park

Prophecy Wash Trail

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Saguaro National Park

Passey Loop Trail

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Saguaro National Park

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