The Santa Catalina Mountains have the greatest number of hikes in the Tucson area. There are some short hikes, some very long hikes, some great loops, and some wonderful scrambles. Here are a few.
If you are planning on doing several hikes in the Santa Catalina Mountains it’s worth getting the Green Trails Map.
NOTE: From January 1st to April 30th, traveling more than 400 feet off the Forest Service system trails in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness is prohibited due to the bighorn sheep lambing season. The Pusch Ridge Wilderness Bighorn Sheep Closure Area includes: Ventana Canyon (#98), Pima Canyon (#62), Esperero (#25), Cathedral Rock (#26), West Fork (#24), Mount Lemmon (#5), Finger Rock (#42), Pontatoc (#410), Linda Vista (#49), Sutherland (#6), and Romero (#8). You can read about the closure at this Forest Service page.
Mount Lemmon Loops
Thimble Peak
Black Gate of Mordor
Soldier Canyon
Molino Canyon
Molino Thimble and Airmen Peak
Molino Ridge
Gibbon Mountain
Seven Cataracts to Windy Point
Guthrie Mountain – bushwhacking
Shuttle Stop 8 Gully + Sabino Ridge
Rattlesnake Peak
Cathedral Rock
Pontatoc Ridge to Mt Kimball
Linda Vista Ridge
Finger Rock Guard
Prominent Point
Table Mountain
Pusch Peak
Catalina State Park to Gordon Hirabayashi
Lower Romero CanyonLinks and Other Clicks
Hike Lemmon is a beautiful site with lots of information about hiking in the Santa Catalinas.
Earthline has descriptions of an incredible number of hikes in the Santa Catalinas.
Cycle Uphill 