Skip to content

Details

Dist: 4.5 mile lollipop
TH El: 5,450'
High Point: 6437'
El Gain: 1,050'
Accum. Gain: 1,450'* Rated "C" Intermediate (http://files.meetup.com/372195/Hike%20Rating%20Scale.pdf)
**RESTRICTIONS: No dogs, firearms or tobacco

NOTE: Links are in ITALICS

CAR POOLING: Please arrive in time for a DEPARTURE at 10:00 from Home Depot (https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1cihvYoZxc4SaWZFKlAX8Ms4FtKw&ll=32.16210108488228%2C-110.98835259999998&z=18)

I will meet you at the Home Depot. Look for a white van with the hatch up at the NW corner of the parking lot (https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1cihvYoZxc4SaWZFKlAX8Ms4FtKw&ll=32.16210108488228%2C-110.98835259999998&z=18).

Or, you can meet us at the Mt Wrightson trail head for an 11:00 hike start. Meet at the Super Trail trail head by the restrooms. The Mt Wrightson parking lot is the very last one at the dead end of Madera Canyon Rd. Rest rooms and maps are available here.

Trail head: Lat/Long: 31.713444, -110.873286 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/31%C2%B042)

The trail head is approximately 1 hour/40 miles south of Tucson.
There is a Google route map here. (https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Boot+Barn,+3776+South+16th+Avenue,+Tucson,+Arizona+85713&daddr=S+Madera+Canyon+Rd&hl=en&sll=31.707432,-110.87368&sspn=0.021577,0.038581&geocode=FecA6wEdoIpi-SlvEoFup3DWhjHbEc8IhHsCdA%3BFYfo4wEdkTFk-Q&mra=me&mrsp=1&sz=15&t=m&z=10)

A Madera Canyon Trail Map is here. It is a printable PDF

There is a hike description and directions to the rock here (http://files.meetup.com/372195/Rogers%20Rock%20hike%20in%20the%20Santa%20Rita%20Mts.pdf).

WEATHER: Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy. (http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=31.7251&lon=-110.8801#.WDX-Pn1oBQ8)

Madera Canyon is a fee area - $5.00 per car or Federal pass
These fees for recreational use will hopefully allow
the Forest Service to continue to subsidize grazing
leases and timber sales at their present generous levels.

Links with more info:FAQ - Passes, Permits & Fees (http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coronado/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=fswdev7_018712)

Related topics

You may also like