Ledge Surfer Trail
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 357 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- Nov–Apr
- best months
Ledge Surfer Trail is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in Tucson Mountain Park, Arizona, on county land. The trail is about 2.3 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 357 feet, and it starts and ends at roughly 2,572 feet. The high point on the route reaches about 2,672 feet, and the steepest stretch comes within the first 0.05 miles, with a grade of about 9 percent. The most comfortable months for a ride are typically November and March, when typical averages from a nearby weather station in Tucson run from highs around 75°F to 76°F and lows near 48°F. Summer is hot, with typical July highs around 100°F. Robles Pass Trail and Explorer Trail both lie about 0.3 miles away, and Camaro Loop Trail is about half a mile off. Climbers can find The "Gimme Some" Dome about 5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Caballo Loco Ranch & RV Park24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Robles Pass TrailMountain biking0.3 mi
- Explorer TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Camaro Loop TrailMountain biking0.5 mi
- ExplorerMountain biking0.6 mi
- 360 Vista TrailMountain biking0.6 mi
The "Gimme Some" DomeRock climbingPhoto: «Gaurav», CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)5 mi- Tucson MountainsRock climbing5 mi
Gate's PassRock climbingPhoto: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Robles Pass TrailMountain biking · Next door
- El Grupo LoopMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Explorer TrailMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- Camaro Loop TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Rift TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Little Cat TralMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- ExplorerMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Rock Wren TrailMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- Golden Gate TrailMountain biking · ~9 min drive
- Robles Pass TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
Also worth it near here
Gilbert Escandón Jiménez TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
The "Gimme Some" DomeRock climbing · ~9 min drivePhoto: «Gaurav», CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Black MountainSummit · ~11 min drivePhoto: $1LENCE D00600D, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Tucson / Lazydays KOACamping · ~11 min drive
Best time to visit Ledge Surfer Trail
Best months: November–April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
66° / 41°
4 wet
Feb
69° / 43°
4 wet
Mar
76° / 48°
3 wet
Apr
83° / 53°
2 wet
May
92° / 62°
1 wet
Jun
101° / 71°
2 wet
Jul
100° / 76°
8 wet
Aug
99° / 75°
8 wet
Sep
95° / 70°
5 wet
Oct
86° / 59°
3 wet
Nov
75° / 48°
3 wet
Dec
65° / 40°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tucson Intl Ap, AZ, 5.6 mi away at 2,549 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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