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Trails in Saguaro National Park

97 named trails · 194 miles · 40 trailheads. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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97 trails, A to Z.

Abington Trail

1.0 mi one way · about 100 ft of climbing · 2,415 ft–2,513 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,467 ft 2,415 ft · 0.7 mi high 2,513 ft

Trailhead Abington Access 2,468 ft Drive there

Bajada Wash Trail

3.0 mi one way · about 400 ft of climbing · 2,499 ft–2,836 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,499 ft 2,655 ft · 1.0 mi high 2,655 ft

Trailheads Bajada Wash Trailhead 2,498 ft Drive there · Valley View Trailhead 2,680 ft Drive there

Belmont Trail

0.7 mi one way · about 80 ft of climbing · 2,306 ft–2,358 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,322 ft 2,306 ft · 0.5 mi high 2,358 ft

Trailheads Belmont Access 2,321 ft Drive there · Belmont Trailhead 2,333 ft Drive there

Cactus Forest Trail

5.3 mi one way · about 60 ft of climbing · 400 ft of descent · 2,762 ft–3,095 ft · soil surface · bike, hiking, horse

3,091 ft 3,038 ft · 0.9 mi high 3,092 ft

Trailheads Cactus Forest North Trailhead 2,905 ft Drive there · Cactus Forest South Trailhead 3,092 ft Drive there · Cactus Forest Trailhead Broadway 2,765 ft Drive there · Irvington Access 3,038 ft Drive there

Cam Boh Trail

2.3 mi one way · about 150 ft of climbing · 2,394 ft–2,541 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

Picnic areas

2,417 ft 2,502 ft · 0.8 mi high 2,502 ft

Along the way Cam-Boh Picnic Area

Trailhead Cam Boh Trailhead 2,492 ft Drive there

Douglas Spring Trail

10 mi one way · about 3,600 ft of climbing · 2,752 ft–6,122 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

3,729 ft 6,122 ft · 6.1 mi high 6,122 ft

Trailhead Douglas Spring Trailhead 2,751 ft Drive there

Encinas Trail

3.5 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 650 ft of descent · 2,295 ft–2,958 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

Picnic areas

2,945 ft 2,357 ft · 2.9 mi high 2,945 ft

Along the way Ez-Kim-In-Zin Picnic Area

Trailhead Encinas Trailhead 2,956 ft Drive there

Ernie's Falls Trail

0.6 mi one way · about 200 ft of climbing · 3,558 ft–3,733 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

3,558 ft 3,732 ft · 0.5 mi high 3,733 ft

Trailhead Ernie's Falls Access 3,540 ft Drive there

Gould Mine Trail

1.1 mi one way · about 300 ft of climbing · 2,883 ft–3,150 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,898 ft 3,150 ft · 1.0 mi high 3,150 ft

Trailhead King Canyon Trailhead 2,918 ft Drive there

Hope Camp Trail

3.6 mi one way · about 200 ft of climbing · 3,086 ft–3,315 ft · soil surface · bike, hiking, horse

3,117 ft 3,091 ft · 0.5 mi high 3,117 ft

Trailheads Arizona Trail Access 3,116 ft Drive there · Loma Alta Trailhead 3,149 ft Drive there

Hugh Norris Trail

4.8 mi one way · about 2,300 ft of climbing · 2,579 ft–4,673 ft · soil surface · hiking

2,579 ft 3,612 ft · 2.5 mi high 3,701 ft

Trailhead Hugh Norris Trailhead 2,573 ft Drive there

Italian Spring Trail

2.2 mi one way · about 1,700 ft of climbing · 6,777 ft–8,469 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

6,777 ft 7,980 ft · 1.5 mi high 7,980 ft

Trailhead Italian Springs Access 6,770 ft Drive there

King Canyon Trail

3.2 mi one way · about 950 ft of climbing · 2,918 ft–4,572 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

3,181 ft 3,852 ft · 1.4 mi high 3,852 ft

Trailhead King Canyon Trailhead 2,918 ft Drive there

Loma Verde Trail

2.1 mi one way · about 40 ft of climbing · 100 ft of descent · 2,699 ft–2,846 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,809 ft 2,763 ft · 0.8 mi high 2,809 ft

Trailhead Loma Verde Trailhead 2,846 ft Drive there

Manning Camp Trail

9.2 mi one way · about 500 ft of climbing · 4,400 ft of descent · 3,373 ft–7,938 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

Campgrounds

7,492 ft 5,290 ft · 3.3 mi high 7,492 ft

Along the way Grass Shack Spring Manning Campground

Manville Trail

2.4 mi one way · about 150 ft of climbing · 2,278 ft–2,427 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,351 ft 2,421 ft · 0.8 mi high 2,421 ft

Trailhead Manville Access 2,348 ft Drive there

Mica View Trail

0.9 mi one way · about 70 ft of climbing · 2,765 ft–2,835 ft · soil surface · ada, hiking

Picnic areas

2,765 ft 2,815 ft · 0.7 mi high 2,815 ft

Along the way Mica View Picnic Area

Trailhead Cactus Forest Trailhead Broadway 2,765 ft Drive there

Miller Creek Trail

3.7 mi one way · about 30 ft of climbing · 2,000 ft of descent · 4,202 ft–6,175 ft · soil surface · hiking

6,173 ft 4,453 ft · 2.3 mi high 6,175 ft

Trailhead Miller Creek Trailhead 4,204 ft Drive there

Monument Wash Trail

2.3 mi one way · about 90 ft of climbing · 2,679 ft–2,800 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,738 ft 2,800 ft · 0.9 mi high 2,800 ft

Trailhead Monument Wash Access 2,679 ft Drive there

Passey Loop Trail

1.6 mi one way · about 30 ft of climbing · 90 ft of descent · 2,194 ft–2,269 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,267 ft 2,211 ft · 0.7 mi high 2,269 ft

Trailheads Artesiano Road Access 2,209 ft Drive there · Continental Reserve Access 2,193 ft Drive there

Ringtail Trail

1.0 mi one way · about 70 ft of climbing · 2,385 ft–2,468 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,435 ft 2,443 ft · 0.6 mi high 2,468 ft

Trailhead Ringtail Access 2,385 ft Drive there

Roadrunner Trail

1.2 mi one way · 150 ft of descent · 2,351 ft–2,488 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

Picnic areas

2,481 ft 2,351 ft · 1.1 mi high 2,481 ft

Along the way Cam-Boh Picnic Area

Trailhead Cam Boh Trailhead 2,492 ft Drive there

Ruiz Trail

2.4 mi one way · about 400 ft of climbing · 3,034 ft–3,365 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

3,085 ft 3,216 ft · 1.6 mi high 3,365 ft

Trailhead Coyote Creek Access 3,047 ft Drive there

Scenic Trail

0.8 mi one way · about 100 ft of climbing · 2,242 ft–2,348 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,271 ft 2,268 ft · 0.2 mi high 2,289 ft

Trailhead Scenic Drive Access 2,232 ft Drive there

Sendero Esperanza Trail

3.2 mi one way · about 250 ft of climbing · 1,000 ft of descent · 2,981 ft–3,607 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

3,605 ft 3,138 ft · 1.0 mi high 3,605 ft

Trailhead Sendero Esperanza Trailhead 2,978 ft Drive there

Shantz Trail

4.9 mi one way · about 250 ft of climbing · 2,688 ft–2,885 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,765 ft 2,883 ft · 1.3 mi high 2,883 ft

Trailheads Cactus Forest Trailhead Broadway 2,765 ft Drive there · Wentworth Access 2,717 ft Drive there · Wildhorse Trailhead 2,728 ft Drive there

Signal Hill Trail

0.2 mi one way · 50 ft of descent · 2,429 ft–2,472 ft · soil surface · hiking

Picnic areas

2,464 ft 2,432 ft · 0.1 mi high 2,464 ft

Along the way Signal Hill Picnic Area

Trailhead Signal Hill Trailhead 2,448 ft Drive there

Sweetwater Trail

3.4 mi one way · about 1,200 ft of climbing · 2,814 ft–3,859 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,861 ft 3,857 ft · 3.1 mi high 3,859 ft

Trailhead Camino del Cerro Trailhead 2,811 ft Drive there

Tanque Verde Ridge Trail

11 mi one way · about 5,200 ft of climbing · 3,102 ft–7,043 ft · soil surface · hiking

Picnic areas

3,130 ft 7,006 ft · 8.1 mi high 7,006 ft

Along the way Javelina Picnic Area

Trailhead Tanque Verde Ridge Trailhead 3,131 ft Drive there

Turkey Creek Trail

4.9 mi one way · about 200 ft of climbing · 2,800 ft of descent · 4,630 ft–7,261 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

7,261 ft 5,014 ft · 2.9 mi high 7,261 ft

Trailhead Turkey Creek Trailhead 4,624 ft Drive there

Valley View Trail

0.4 mi one way · about 30 ft of climbing · 2,645 ft–2,674 ft · soil surface · hiking

2,674 ft 2,656 ft · 0.3 mi high 2,674 ft

Trailhead Valley View Trailhead 2,680 ft Drive there

Veteran's Trail

0.8 mi one way · about 80 ft of climbing · 2,388 ft–2,456 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,388 ft 2,456 ft · 0.4 mi high 2,456 ft

Trailhead Veteran's Access 2,387 ft Drive there

Wildhorse Trail

2.2 mi one way · about 400 ft of climbing · 2,727 ft–3,194 ft · soil surface · hiking, horse

2,860 ft 3,022 ft · 0.4 mi high 3,022 ft

Trailhead Wildhorse Trailhead 2,728 ft Drive there

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.