Arizona hiking trails - Douglas Spring Trail, Pima County

   
  Douglas Spring Trail is located a quite long journey from Tucson, but if you're looking for a wonderful spot to go backcountry backpacking, this is a wonderful selection. Backpacking trails for backcountry hiking, and backpacking can be found all over Arizona, and among these are Douglas Spring Trail in Pima County. When was the last time you got out in the wilderness a bit? if you happen to be in Pima County of Arizona, Douglas Spring Trail is a wonderful local backcountry hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. This is a neighborhood covered
    with lots of great outdoors hiking trails. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This hiking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different
parts of the hiking trail. This wilderness trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Here in Arizona backcountry hiking is something that is always fun to do. A visit to Arizona is not complete without some backcountry trekking. Every Arizona hiking trail is well worth a backcountry hike. This is a one trailhead backpacking trail, so in and out is the way to trek it normally. This backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 3,577 feet which is higher  
than average. At Douglas Spring Trail you don’t see much rainfall; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain, and May meanwhile is the driest month. With its 15.2 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer backcountry trek. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Of course, this is an overnight walk, 2 days normally, so it's a wonderful thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. The length of Douglas Spring Trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough great outdoors hiking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a splendid challenge. Summer brings highs in the 100's to Douglas Spring Trail. Summer night lows sink down to the 70's. Daytime highs through the wintertime are in the 60's while Douglas Spring Trail night low temperatures through the wintertime are in the 30's.

Briefly about the general area:
A visit to Juniper Basin revitalizes the spirit, and Cow Head Saddle is another tremendous spot to check out nearby. And if that's not enough, there's a lot more to do close to Douglas Spring Trail. Saguaro National Park is a great location near Douglas Spring Trail, and a visit to Douglas Spring Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Douglas Camp Spring.
A great location to camp here at Douglas Spring Trail is Molino Basin Campground, and Chivo Falls is an inspiring place to check out while you're here. Chimney Rock Creek flows through this area, and a forest nearby is Santa Catalina Ranger District. Italian Trap is right here at Douglas Spring Trail.
At this river you will never have a bad time. There's some flowing water nearby, Coyote Wash is a stream you can go to while here, and Douglas Spring Trail is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, Douglas Spring Campground is a delightful local campground.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 32.236, Longitude -110.6866
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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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 Trails Near Douglas Spring Trail:
Tanque Verde Ridge Trail, Pima County , 6 miles away,  19.2 hiking miles, 4008 feet elevation difference
La Milagrosa-Aqua Caliente Trail, Pima County , 7 miles away,  11 hiking miles, 1324 feet elevation difference
Heartbreak Ridge Trail, Pima County , 7 miles away,  14.4 hiking miles, 4007 feet elevation difference
Bear Canyon Trail Twenty-Nine, Pima County , 12 miles away, 5.1 hiking miles, 2098 feet elevation difference
Crystal Spring_Butterfly Trail, Pima County , 13 miles away, 6.7 hiking miles, 2267 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Douglas Spring Trail:
Douglas Spring Campground, Pima County, 1 miles away
Molino Basin Campground, Pima County, 8 miles away
Bear Canyon Campground, Pima County, 10 miles away
Camp whispering Pines, Mount Lemmon, 10 miles away
Rose Canyon Campground, Pima County, 11 miles away
 National Parks Near Douglas Spring Trail:
Saguaro National Park, Tucson - AZ , 13 miles away
Chiricahua National Monument, Willcox - AZ , 51 miles away
 Hotels Near Douglas Spring Trail:
Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson , 6 miles away
Seneca Terrace Apartments, Tucson , 14 miles away
Sonoran Suites Of Tucson, Tucson , 15 miles away
Hilton Tucson East, Tucson , 15 miles away
Courtyard By Marriott, Tucson , 15 miles away
 Lakes Near Douglas Spring Trail
Cummings Reservoir, Pima County , 4 miles away
Gambusi Lake, Pima County , 5 miles away

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