Overview
Location
- Top of the Mountain Hikes - Santa Catalina Mountains - Southern Arizona
- Google Map Coordinates: 32.45149900 -110.75429900
- At This Trailhead: Oracle Ridge Trail, Control Road, Arizona Trail
- Nearby Trailheads and Parking: Down-mountain Sunset Trailhead, Up-mountain Mint Spring Trailhead and Red Ridge Trailhead
Driving Time and Distance from Tucson
- 1 Hour and 15 Minutes from Speedway and Campbell
- 38.5 miles from Speedway and Campbell
- Miles up Highway: 24.4 miles
- Side of the Highway: Down-mountain
- Vehicle Access: Most of the drive is Paved Roads/Passenger Car (Mountain Road - be careful of weather conditions!) - the last .25 miles to the Trailhead is on a dirt road - this .25 miles section is usually passenger car friendly (low clearance cars not recommended), but
Fees and Services
- Fee: No
- Restrooms: No
- Water: No
Driving Directions
Suggested driving directions from the Speedway and Campbell intersection in Tucson to the Oracle Ridge Trailhead:
- Drive East on Speedway (5.0 miles)
- Left on Wilmot and continue on Tanque Verde (4.3 miles)
- Left on Catalina Highway (28.9 miles)
- Right onto the Control Road - signs for the trailhead and Control Road will help you find this turn (0.2 miles). The Control Road is a dirt road and not recommended for passenger cars - but the 0.2 miles is usually passenger car friendly, of course conditions may vary, use good judgement.
Google Maps Directions from the Speedway and Campbell intersection in Tucson to Oracle Ridge Trailhead.
Resources
- Posts on HikeLemmon.com:
- Oracle Ridge Trail and Forest Roads East – 4/30/2018
- Red Ridge, Catalina Camp, Oracle Ridge Trail Loop – 4/16/2017 and 4/19/2017
- Oracle Ridge, Catalina Camp, Red Ridge – 10/15/2015
- Down the Oracle Ridge and Cody Trails – 4/13/2015
- Oracle Ridge, Catalina Camp, Red Ridge Loop – 9/12/2014
- Oracle Ridge Trailhead to San Pedro Vista – 8/24/2014
All Trailheads - Map
Update Notes
- 2019/1/29 – Resources section added, tags updated
- 2017/8/26 – Img Srcset update, add all trailheads map