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| | A visit to Arizona is not complete without some trekking. Pretty far from Tucson you locate Douglas Spring Trail, but backcountry hiking trails like these are glorious. Going for a backcountry walk here in Arizona is so much fun. High temperatures at Douglas Spring Trail during the long summer days are in the 100's. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 70's. For the period of the winter the highs are typically in the 60's while Douglas Spring Trail overnight low temperatures throughout the winter are in the 30's. The length of Douglas |
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Spring Trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough great outdoors hiking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a wonderful challenge. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go.
| | Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Douglas Spring Trail in Pima County, Arizona is a fine place for getting out. This trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the trail could be very different from other parts of it. Each one of the many wilderness hiking trails of Arizona is well worth a backcountry walk. This is a region covered with lots of great outdoors hiking trails. There are so many fine wilderness hiking trails for trekking in Arizona; one of those is Douglas Spring Trail in Pima County. | |
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Douglas Spring Trail is 15.2 miles long; it's a long trail. Now, this is roughly a 2-day walk, so it's a perfect thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Douglas Spring Trail is a location that is relatively dried out frequently; through August this area sees the most
rain while May is frequently the driest month. This backpacking and hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry trekking it in and back out. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions
with local forest authorities before you head out. Keep in mind that this is a long backcountry trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This backpacking and hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 3,577 feet which is higher than average.
Briefly about
the general area: Do set aside some time for Juniper Basin while you're here at Douglas Spring Trail, and Cow Head Saddle is positively a brilliant site to check out. Saguaro National Park is one of the destinations in close proximity to Douglas Spring Trail that are great
to go to, and Douglas Camp Spring is an inspiring spot to stop at while you're here. And if you're still looking for more outdoors cool things just keep reading. Some tremendous nature is available in Santa Catalina Ranger District, and Chimney Rock Creek is near Douglas Spring
Trail and is always a joy to take a look at. Some nearby water includes Coyote Wash; a wonderful spot to camp here at Douglas Spring Trail is Douglas Spring Campground. Camping is available at Molino Basin Campground. While you're here at Douglas Spring Trail it's a great idea to take a look at Italian Trap, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Chivo Falls.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 32.236, Longitude -110.6866 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 15.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 3577 feet

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Tanque Verde Ridge Trail, Pima
County
, 6 miles away, 19.2 hiking miles, 4008 feet elevation difference |
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La Milagrosa-Aqua Caliente Trail, Pima
County
, 7 miles away, 11 hiking miles, 1324 feet elevation difference |
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Heartbreak Ridge Trail, Pima
County
, 7 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 4007 feet elevation difference |
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Bear Canyon Trail Twenty-Nine, Pima
County
, 12 miles away, 5.1 hiking miles, 2098 feet elevation difference |
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Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail, Pima
County
, 13 miles away, 6.7 hiking miles, 2267 feet elevation difference |
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Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson
, 5 miles away |
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Canyon Ranch, Tucson
, 14 miles away |
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Hilton Tucson East, Tucson
, 15 miles away |
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Comfort Suites at Sabino Canyon, Tucson
, 16 miles away |
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Ramada Foothills Inn and Suites Tucson, Tucson
, 16 miles away |
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