Pre-runner Friendly trails mear Tucson Az

Consider this trip south of Tucson.

Bull Springs Rd. - Goes south off of Mt Hopkins rd and ends up just west of Patagonia on AZ82. Starts out in the foothills scrub and goes up about 2000+ feet in the mountains. Plenty of more rugged FS roads to explore. DO NOT let the start discourage you. It does take a few miles in to get to the good stuff. When you get to AS82, left goes back to Patagonia (The Ovens of Patagonia will quench any hunger you might have) and further to AZ83 and back to Tucson. Or right takes you to Nogales and I-19. OR..... Keep on going south out of Patagonia to the the little town of Lochiel. You can see the border fence from there. Then back up to AZ82. Lots of FS to explore. Just drove this on June 20th. Didn't see anyone else. I do enjoy the solitude. Next time we will bring the bikes to explore some of the other side roads.




ps. If you have Google Earth you can download all of the Forest Service roads for the National Forests as layers. and..... if you have MapSource for a Garmin GPS, you can work a little magic and load them as a file to create your trip..... be glad to share any knowledge I have.

Also, I will be posting yesterday's trip further south on Ruby Road to Arivaca. In the RAIN at 73 degrees. Heat? what heat.

 

Ruby Rd To Arivaca


9+ miles of paved road to Pena Blanca Lake. Just past waypoint 4 is the junction of the second entrance to Pena Blanca Lake and FS39. Turn South on FS39 and begin 25+ miles of dirt road. Not too long after starting on FS39 you will start to climb and the VIEWS will open up. Wow. I did not do my homework and so therefore was surprised by the rock formations, canyons, and views. It turned out to be a cloudy and rainy day. The temp hovered around 70 for most of the trip. Nearing Arivaca it began to heat back up and time for the AC again.




All along FS39 were plenty of 4 digit FS roads that could be explored. Also stopped at the trailhead for the Atascosa Trail. Did some reading about it after I got home and will be going back to hike that trail.

 

Hey guys,
I'm new to the site and live in Tucson. Any plans for a local group run?

 

Reviving this thread because I need some PreRunner friendly trails too.... also, check out this vid I made of our trip out to Gardner Canyon. Nice trail to bring the family on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kidj9KTz3jo&t=275s