Explorer Trail

Explorer Trail is a short out-and-back mountain biking route in Tucson Mountain Park, on county land in Arizona. The trail is about 0.4 miles long and rises about 150 feet from its starting point at roughly 2,756 feet to a high of about 2,921 feet, with the steepest stretch near the start at about 15 percent grade. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 75°F in March to about 86°F in October. Summer highs there reach 100°F in June, and the station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail's high point, so expect it to run a little cooler up top. The Starr Pass Cutoff, a mountain biking route, lies about 0.2 miles away, and the Starr Pass Trail hike is about 0.3 miles off. Rock Wren Trail and Little Cat Tral, both mountain biking routes, are each about 0.7 miles away.