Starr Pass Trail
- 1.5 mi
- round trip
- 447 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- Nov–Apr
- best months
Starr Pass Trail is a short out-and-back mountain biking route in Tucson Mountain Park, on county land in Arizona. The trail covers about 2.9 miles round trip, rising from 2,708 feet to a high point of 2,878 feet. That makes it a climb of about 178 feet one way and a total of about 447 feet for the round trip, with the steepest stretch at about 0.72 miles in. The most comfortable months for a ride are spring and fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show March highs around 75°F and October highs around 86°F, while July and August average near 100°F. The Starr Pass Cutoff and Explorer Trail both sit within about a third of a mile, and the Sarasota Trail is about half a mile away. For climbing, The "Gimme Some" Dome is about 2.9 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Caballo Loco Ranch & RV Park24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Starr Pass CutoffMountain biking0.2 mi
- Explorer TrailMountain biking0.3 mi
- Sarasota TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Little Cat TralMountain biking0.9 mi
- Rock Wren TrailMountain biking0.9 mi
The "Gimme Some" DomeRock climbingPhoto: «Gaurav», CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)2.9 mi
Gate's PassRock climbingPhoto: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.9 mi- Tucson MountainsRock climbing2.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Starr Pass CutoffMountain biking · Next door
- Explorer TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Rock Wren TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Explorer TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Little Cat TralMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- El Grupo LoopMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- Explorer TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Golden Gate TrailMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Rift TrailMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- Starr Pass TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
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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, 6.6 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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