We drove down to the King Canyon Trailhead at Saguaro National Park (West) to do an 8 mile loop hike to Wasson Peak with 1,800 ft of gain. Our route: King Canyon Wash Trail to the Sendero Esperanza Trail to the Hugh Norris Trail to the spur trail to Wasson Peak and back down to the trailhead on the King Canyon Trail.
The wash was mostly in the shade, which kept us nice and cool this morning. Wasson Peak is behind the peak in the photo.
Shortly after joining the Sendero Esperanza Trail, we spotted what looks like an abandoned cabin near the picnic site.
We hiked 1.4 miles along the Sendero Esperanza Trail heading northwest. Lots of cacti and views along the route.
After coming a very short distance down from the saddle, there is a 0.3 mile spur trail out to Wasson Peak and back. Wasson Peak at 4,687 ft is the highest peak in the Tucson Mountains.
Several switchbacks go down on the King Canyon Trail from Wasson Peak, the views to the southeast are gorgeous!
The King Canyon Trail was 3.2 miles down to the trailhead. Lots of winding trail among the hills, with distant views and
Looking across King Canyon Wash to the cabin ruins near the picnic area where we were this morning .
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