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| | It's a lengthy drive from Tucson to Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail, but backcountry trekking along this wilderness hiking trail is very amusing. Finally, backcountry trekking time is here again, and Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail in Pima County, Arizona is such a tremendous place. Arizona has plenty of splendid great outdoors trails, and Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail is one of them, and it's in Pima County. Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,267 feet which is about average. This is a long backcountry hiking trail, so do |
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pack enough food to last the whole trip. Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail gets very little rainfall; August is the wettest month with most rain, and May is the month with the least moisture. Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail is a two ended trail with two trailheads which means you have
| | the option of hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of backpacking trails. Every Arizona great outdoors trail has its own unique prettiness. This backcountry hiking trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a nice backpacking trail for experienced hikers in great shape. This great outdoors hiking trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors hiking trail could be very different from | |
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other parts of it. For the duration of the summertime months highs here at Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail get into the 100's; the night is quite cooler of course, frequently in the 70's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 60's with temperatures at Crystal
Spring_Butterfly Trail dipping down into the 30's during winter nights. Now, this is roughly a 2-day walk, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Backcountry trekking here in Arizona is so much fun. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This part
of Arizona has a magnificent deal of available outdoors endeavors. With its 13.4 miles of walking distance; it's a long great outdoors hiking trail. At parts of the year this neighborhood sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with
local forest authorities before you head out.
Briefly about the general area:
Novio Spring is an inspiring spot to go to while you're here, and some glorious nature is available in Santa Catalina Ranger District. If you're here, you might as well have a look at Rose
Canyon; Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail is a spot with many visitors from Tucson.
Shower Point Campground is a glorious campground nearby. Now, you may think that's a heap but there's even more entertaining stuff to do here at Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail. Lemmon Creek is
a beautiful stream that is worth visiting, and you have to go to Windy Point when you're here. If you haven’t been to Saguaro National Park, you have to schedule some time for it if you're here, and Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail is a great place to visit for more than one day,
Bear Wallow Campground is a great place to camp nearby.
The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Boy Scout Spring; Peck Basin is a fine location to check out. Take a side visit to Gibb Wash; places like Bear Wallow are tremendous to stop at.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 32.4106, Longitude -110.7152
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 32.449, Longitude -110.7368
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 13.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 13.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2267 feet
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| | Trails Near Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail:
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Bear Canyon Trail Twenty-Nine, Pima
County
, 6 miles away, 5.1 hiking miles, 2098 feet elevation difference |
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Canada del Oro Four, Pima
County
, 7 miles away, 16.2 hiking miles, 4711 feet elevation difference |
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Samaniego Ridge Seven Trail, Pima
County
, 7 miles away, 14.8 hiking miles, 4672 feet elevation difference |
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La Milagrosa-Aqua Caliente Trail, Pima
County
, 8 miles away, 11 hiking miles, 1324 feet elevation difference |
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Ventura Esperero Trail Twenty-five, Pima
County
, 9 miles away, 10.9 hiking miles, 5058 feet elevation difference |
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Cargodera Canyon Six Trail, Pima
County
, 11 miles away, 9.5 hiking miles, 7511 feet elevation difference |
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Douglas Spring Trail, Pima
County
, 13 miles away, 15.2 hiking miles, 3577 feet elevation difference |
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Canyon Ranch, Tucson
, 10 miles away |
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Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson
, 11 miles away |
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Lodge At Ventana Canyon, Tucson
, 12 miles away |
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Miraval Resort, Catalina
, 13 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Tanque Verde, Tucson
, 14 miles away |
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