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1,752 ft
Distance
14 ft
Climb
-43 ft
Descent
00:02:27
Avg time
-29 ft
Altitude change
2,796 ft
Altitude min
2,826 ft
Altitude max
2,824 ft
Altitude start
2,796 ft
Altitude end
-1.648%
Grade
-9.397%
Grade max
11.341%
Grade min
498 ft
Distance climb
983 ft
Distance down
248 ft
Distance flat
00:02:27
Avg time
Explorer Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaTucson Mountain Park
Tucson, Arizona -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking#1,133 in Mountain Biking · Arizona [+]
- #1,297 in Trail Running
- #1,876 in Hiking
- #1,199 in Horseback
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailRock Face
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Land OwnerPima County
Western end of the Explorer Trail
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 12 miles average
6 Months
- 47 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
All
- 1,119 rides
- Last: Sep 30, 2026
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Directions to explorer-132976 trailhead
(32.192579, -111.068240)
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May 26, 2018 , Tucson
Routes with this trail
★ 3.3 • 10 miles • 764 ft • 7 • Loop •
Classic loop of the best trails on the east side of the mountain park. Starting at TH, taking , , , , and...
★ 4.0 • 30 miles • 2,508 ft • 38 • Loop •
A longer ride from the main TH, including and , some of the more technical trails in the Tucson Mountain...
★ 3.5 • 17 miles • 1,518 ft • 12 • Loop •
This links together some of the better intermediate riding on the east side of Tucson Mountain Park,...
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