Circuit Hikes of Southern Arizona. Robert Zimmerman
elevation gain, and how much route-finding is necessary. Generally, if a hike has less than 1,000 feet of elevation gain I will rank it as easy, under 2,000 feet will be considered moderate, and greater than 2,000 feet that will be considered strenuous.
With each hike I give the elevation range. I also provide the elevations at certain key points in each hike to indicate sections where there is a significant ascent or descent.
On the maps, trailhead parking is indicated by a black square, with the hike itself indicated by a large dotted blue line. Optional side trips are indicated by a small dotted blue line.
Unofficial trails
This guidebook includes a number of unofficial trails not included on official park maps, what officials call “wildcat” trails. Though not maintained, I have been very careful to only include trails that are well designed, follow intelligent and established routes, and are, because of their practicality and popularity, certainly never going to go away, no matter how much park officials try to eliminate them. These trails are routes to certain interesting features, to mountain tops, or to places not accessible otherwise. Some help complete natural and obvious loops. All have been so well established that they might as well be official trails.
Because these trails sometimes go places that are very sensitive, I strongly request my readers to respect the delicate nature of these areas. Do not cut across switchbacks, as that causes erosion. Stay on the trails that exist whenever you can. If you need to bushwhack, try to do it as gently as possible.
And above all, leave as little trace of your passing as you possibly can. When you go home, you should leave everything as you found it so that future hikers can see it as you did.
Close-up of a fire scorched saguaro.
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