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Cactus Forest Trail
This easy, 2.5-mile one-way trail off Cactus Forest Drive is a multi-use trail.
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Cactus Forest Trail Details
Take a leisurely walk along this multi-use trail (open to hikers, bicyclists and horseback riders) to a historic lime kiln site. If you start from the north trailhead (the Broadway Trailhead at Broadway Boulevard and Freeman Road), the roundtrip walk to the kilns is two miles roundtrip; from the south trailhead (the Irvington Trailhead off of Freeman Road south of Escalante Road), the walk is three miles to the kilns. For a longer, 10-mile hike, take the entire trail out and back.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
10 miles
Estimated time
4.5 hours
Region
N/A
Nearby Parks Around Cactus Forest Trail
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Cactus Forest Trail
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0.6 mi away
Mica View Loop Trail
This two-mile roundtrip loop trail will take you about an hour and is a terrific entry-level hike in the park.
1.2 mi away
Desert Ecology Trail
The accessible quarter-mile walk is on a paved trail.
2.5 mi away
Douglas Spring Trail
This trail provides easy access to the park's backcountry, including a waterfall.
2.9 mi away
Saguaro National Park
Located west and east of Tucson, Ariz., the two units of Saguaro National Park protect deserts inhabited by 1.6 million saguaro cactuses, the iconic multi-limbed giants of the Southwest.
2.9 mi away
Rincon Mountain Visitor Center
The entrance to Saguaro National Park's Rincon Mountain District is also where you'll find a park Rincon Mountain Visitor Center.
