Little Cat Mountain & Bobcat Ridge - Tucson Mountain Park

I hiked up Little Cat Mountain, and Bobcat Ridge for a 4.2 mile loop hike. The 1.3 mile hike to the summit of Little Cat Mountain took me 52 minutes. The entire loop hike took me 3 hours and 4 minutes. This is in the Tucson Mountain Park. 

Cat Mountain - Tucson Mountain Park

I hiked up Cat Mountain by heading up the difficult northwest ridge, and then descended the easier eastern ridge. The northwest ridge has occasional rock cairns, and sometimes you can see a trail. My hike was 4.2 miles and took me 4 hours. First it was a 1 mile hike on the Sarasota Trail to the base of Cat Mountain. Then it was 0.73 miles to the summit, and that took me 1 hour and 30 minutes. Going down the eastern ridge was easier. That obvious trail took me 36 minutes to get down the mountain and connect with the Explorer Trail. That trail from the summit is 0.61 miles. From there it is 1.9 miles back to the trailhead.

Tucson Mountain Park - Tucson, Arizona

I hiked the Starr Pass Trail, Yetman Trail, and Bowen Trail, for a 6.4 mile loop.

The Painted Cave

Golden Gate Mountain - Tucson Mountain Park

This was a short and difficult 2.6 mile out and back trail with 1,345 feet of elevation gain. I was the only person on this trail. It is part of the Tucson Mountain Range. Golden Gate Mountain has a height of 4,288 feet, and is the 3,950th highest peak in Arizona.

Crested Saguaro

Crested Saguaro

My black Honda CRV in the parking lot.

On the summit

Me on the summit.