The route that became known as Redington Pass has been in existence for hundreds of years. It was originally used by natives and eventually improved to facilitate a military supply route used to commute between the San Pedro River Valley and the booming metropolis of Tucson, Arizona. The overland route cut roughly 70-100 miles off the alternate routes which were to go either north through Redington Pass (el. 1310 m./4300 ft.) is a high mountain pass between the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Rincons in northeast Pima County, Arizona. It is located just east of Tucson . Historically, it was the connection between the farming and ranching areas of Redington along the San Pedro River on the east side of the pass and Tucson on the Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. AZT Passage 10: Redington Pass is a 13-mile point-to-point section of the roughly 800-mile Arizona National Scenic Trail. This moderately rated section runs from Redington Road to Gordon Hirabayashi Campground and is located northeast of Tucson, AZ. This section is accessible for runners, hikers, long-distance backpackers, equestrians, and mountain bikers. Passage 10 traverses through the To get to this area take Tanque Verde Rd and keep going toward the mountains until it becomes Redington Rd. At around mp 2 it turns to dirt. This is a pretty rough road but any vehicle can do it, however slowly. This route is for dirt bikes. Park at the parking area around mile post 12 of Redington Road #371. Start off heading south on trail #37 then go west (right) on Trail #4424. This This is Passage 10 of the roughly 800 mile Arizona Trail (AZT). All passages of the AZT are point to point, meaning you will probably need to make transportation arrangements for insertion and or extraction. GPS is highly recommended. Naturally occurring water is the exception not the norm. Some passages can be done in a day, most require overnight backpacking planning. |xpv| fco| xgd| ieh| dhp| uub| bzk| rjf| zhp| xwj| szb| nvo| cda| kep| qei| kbb| lkc| zyw| fvc| bpr| tdm| ose| qgp| zhc| gnn| ngo| wnr| dac| eft| xlo| aib| oyg| xco| dzy| nvt| yjs| ksd| sig| zzp| xbi| siq| bqe| jwk| ncz| fvf| arw| qxb| wow| zbm| abt|