Starr Pass Trail
- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 164 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Nov–Apr
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 20 h ago
Starr Pass Trail is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in Arizona, about 2.8 miles from Tucson Estates. The trail is 1.8 miles long, with a total climb of 164 feet from a low point of 2,677 feet to a high of 2,751 feet. The climb is back-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.33 miles in, where the grade reaches 6 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show March highs around 75°F and October highs around 86°F, while June and July average near 100°F. Several other trails sit close by. Rock Wren Trail is 0.4 miles away, and 36th Street Trail and Max Shemwell Trail are each about half a mile off. Climbers can find The "Gimme Some" Dome roughly 3.5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Caballo Loco Ranch & RV Park25 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Rock Wren TrailHiking0.4 mi
- 36th Street TrailMountain biking0.5 mi
- Max Shemwell TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Wild West TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Rift TrailMountain biking0.8 mi
The "Gimme Some" DomeRock climbingPhoto: «Gaurav», CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)3.5 mi- Tucson MountainsRock climbing3.6 mi
Gate's PassRock climbingPhoto: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Rock Wren TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Rift TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Little Cat TralMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- 36th Street TrailMountain biking · Next door
- El Grupo LoopMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Explorer TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Starr Pass TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Rock Wren TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Golden Gate TrailMountain biking · ~7 min drive
- West Mockingbird LaneMountain 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 · ~6 min drivePhoto: «Gaurav», CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Silverbell LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
Gilbert Ray CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drivePhoto: lamblukas — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Starr Pass 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°
6 wet
Feb
68° / 42°
5 wet
Mar
75° / 47°
4 wet
Apr
82° / 52°
3 wet
May
91° / 60°
1 wet
Jun
100° / 70°
2 wet
Jul
99° / 75°
10 wet
Aug
98° / 73°
10 wet
Sep
94° / 69°
6 wet
Oct
86° / 58°
4 wet
Nov
74° / 48°
3 wet
Dec
65° / 40°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tucson 11 W, AZ, 7.8 mi away at 2,733 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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