Arizona hiking trails - Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop, Santa Cruz County

   
  Hey, time for a trek don’t you think? Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop in Santa Cruz County, Arizona is the fresh air at its best. A lengthy trip separates Nogales from Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop, but it is an enjoyable location to trek. Backpacking trails are perfect and plentiful in Arizona, and one of these is Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop in Santa Cruz County. This trail is a mid length trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough wilderness trail for advanced backcountry trekkers
    looking for an outstanding challenge. This is one of many wilderness trails in the surrounding vicinity. Every single Arizona backcountry trail has its own unique beauty. The time needed for this trek is roughly 5.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get
stuck so be prepared for that. As long as you like the great outdoors you will like Arizona. This backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,696 feet, and that is about average. Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop gets very little rain; the month of July is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest of the months is May. The warmest time of the year at Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop arrives with high temperatures in the 90's with nighttime lows in the 60's. For the duration of the winter the highs are generally in the  
60's while the cold winter nights at Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop are in the 30's. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. Some parts of this great outdoors trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors trail. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to hike it normally. Here in Arizona backcountry trekking is so much fun. Being 6.4 miles long it's an average length great outdoors trail. This region does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies.

Briefly about the general area:
Sylvester Spring is a brilliant local attraction, and a magnificent place to take a look at is Josephine Saddle.
Sprung Spring is always fun to check out, and Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop is good enough to spend more than a day at, Lake Patagonia Campground is a good local campground. People from Nogales love to come to Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop. There's so much to do here at Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop that you need to camp here for a while, Bog Springs Campground is a splendid place for that.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 31.7134, Longitude -110.8733
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Total in and out hiking length = 6.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1696 feet


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 Trails Near Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop:
Kent Spring Trail 156, Santa Cruz County , 1 miles away, 3.5 hiking miles, 1398 feet elevation difference
Walker Basin Trail Number One Hundred Thirty Six, Santa Cruz County , 3 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 1909 feet elevation difference
Cave Canyon Trail One Hundred Forty-Seven, Santa Cruz County , 3 miles away,  6.4 hiking miles, 2329 feet elevation difference
Sweetwater Baldy Saddle Trail 143, Santa Cruz County , 3 miles away, 3.1 hiking miles, 2923 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop:
Bog Springs Campground, Pima County, 1 miles away
Lake Patagonia Campground, Santa Cruz County, 12 miles away
Patagonia RV Park, Patagonia, 13 miles away
Mountain View Campgrounds, Amado, 14 miles away
Green Valley RV Resort Park, Green Valley, 14 miles away
 National Parks Near Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop:
Saguaro National Park, Tucson - AZ , 28 miles away
 Hotels Near Old Baldy National Recreation Trail Loop:
Holiday Inn Express Green Valley, Az, Green Valley , 12 miles away
The Inn At San Ignacio, Green Valley , 12 miles away
Comfort Inn Green Valley, Green Valley , 13 miles away
Green Valley Inn, Green Valley , 13 miles away
Tubac Golf Resort, Tubac , 13 miles away

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