Basics
- Location:
- Tucson Mountains
- Setting:
- Desert, Mountainous
- Length:
- 8.2 miles
- Difficulty:
- Advanced,
Expert
- Aerobic Difficulty:
- Intense
- Time To Allow:
- 1.5 - 4 hours
- Trailhead Elevation:
- 2700 feet
- Season:
- Fall - Spring
Description
If you're interested in a lonely, uncrowded trail that is also beyond tough, the Brown Mountain Loop should be your first choice. It starts out with a deceptively manageable warm up and gets progressively difficult. The descent at the end whips sharply through rock, both off and on the trail.
You'll want to be bring plenty of food and water, because you will need your energy once you get off the friendly roads and jeep trails. The scenery is spectacular, but also filled with cacti, so do be careful.
Details
Location:
Setting:
Length:
Kinney Road: 1.9 Miles
Orcutt Trail/Misc: .9 Mile
Cougar Trail: 1.8 Miles
Brown Mountain Trail: 3.4 Miles
Jeep Trail: .2 Miles
Difficulty:
Expert
Aerobic Difficulty:
Time To Allow:
Trailhead Elevation:
Season:
Additional Details:
Jeep Trail 16%
Singletrack 63%
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
- From Tucson:
- Take Speedway Boulevard west. It'll climb over the Tucson Mountains and become Gate Pass Road. After it intersects Kinney Road, drive across and park your car in the K16 parking area.