4.7 miles
Distance
528 ft
Climb
-1,588 ft
Descent
01:15:27
Avg time
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Tucson
    , Arizona
  • Ref Number
    B11
  • AKA
    AZT Passages for Mountain Bikes
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Year Round
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #2371 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #19740 in Trail Running
    • #10466 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    Coronado National Forest

This is probably the most popular trail on Mt. Lemmon and one of the most popular in all if Tucson. Its a great start to Mt Lemmon riding for the fact that is one of the easier trails on the mountain. It is still difficult but its a good trail to see if you have graduated to the more techy stuff that Lemmon has to offer. It begins with a long 15 minute hike-a-bike followed by a techy water-bar descent. After the first descent you have an amazing rip thru the trees on to the second hike-a-bike of the day. The second HaB is much shorter than the first and right about the time you start wishing you had never brought a bike you are done with it and about to hit the payday. Now you have a quick rock techy section followed by an awesome slick rock area with stunning views. Don't forget to stop and look around. After that you have some of the best flowy ribbon singletrack on the mountain. It seems like its endless and you never want the fun to stop. You will finally come out back down at the highway were it crosses the road into Gordon Hirabayashi Campground from here most continue on down AZT/Prison Camp.

Access Info

The is mainly run as a shuttle with most leaving a car at the Molino Basin Campground and shuttling up from there.

Upper Bug Springs trailhead is where you want to start your ride. The parking area for it is at roughly milepost 11 on Mt Lemmon highway and is on your right as you are headed up. The trail is very easy to find with a big sign that you can see right from the small parking lot.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for AZT/BP - Bug Springs #10 multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,061 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,840 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,279 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,901 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,839 ft
  • Grade
    -4.2%
  • Grade max
    -53.6%
  • Grade min
    52.6%
  • Distance climb
    4,472 ft
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,906 ft
  • Avg time
    01:15:27
  • Avg reverse time
    02:05:22
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      Nov 25, 2023 @ 9:05am
      Nov 25, 2023
      		 Had some good rain last night and today, made for some great Hero dirt!
      Nov 4, 2023 @ 12:33am
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      Aug 26, 2023 @ 12:07am
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      Jul 31, 2023 @ 8:33am
      Jul 31, 2023
      		 Tree is no longer blocking trail! Either the same tree or a different one is close to the trail right next to a slightly awkward turn, but it's...
      Jul 12, 2023 @ 7:28am
      Jul 12, 2023
      		 Tree is still down, but as explained already it is warned by some smaller logs about 10-15 feet ahead of it. Trail is as dry as any trail I've seen.
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      • 18 miles avg distance
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      • Last: Dec 6, 2023

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