Santa Rita Mountains: Madera Canyon Nature Trail

Length: 7.5 mi Round Trip
Start El 4480'
End El 5400'
El Gain 1000'
Rated "C" or "Intermediate" (http://files.meetup.com/372195/Hike%20Rating%20Scale.pdf)
No dogs please

DEPART Lowes at 10:00
Hike STARTS at 11:00

If you wish to car pool a convenient location to meet is the Lowes on Valencia (https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=211151916971589136864.0004d3cea7c74b2c8f161&msa=0&ll=32.134993,-110.991011&spn=0.03823,0.077162). Otherwise meet at the trail head for an 11:00 hike start.

*There is an option for a shorter 4 mile round trip hike.

The trail head is approximately 1 hour/40 miles south of Tucson.
There is a Google route map here (https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=211151916971589136864.0004d3cea7c74b2c8f161&msa=0&ll=31.745723,-110.88604&spn=0.019196,0.038581).

A Madera Canyon Trail Map is here (http://files.meetup.com/372195/Madera%20Canyon%20Trail%20Map.pdf)

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.