Mount Fagan Bike-Hike from AZ83 / The Lakes TH

Dogs Off-leash

E-Bikes Unknown

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These trail segments offer the bike-hiker a true sense of remoteness considering its proximity to Tucson, with great regional views from the ridgelines.

TH off AZ83 -- Lat 31.9085 Lon -110.6625
Bike Cache -- Lat 31.9037 Lon -110.6952
Jct Summit Routes -- Lat 31.9012 Lon -110.7085

Initially (mountain bike recommended), the trail roughly parallels The Lakes Road from AZ83, skirting two rough sections of the doubletrack with adjacent singletrack segments, eventually merging with the SW-bound Arizona Trail for a while. It then diverges W-bound, following a path that offers several trailside options for caching a mountain bike (e.g., Lat: 31 deg 54.22 min, Lon: -110 deg 41.71 min).

Continuing on foot leads hikers across a canyon and through the foothills to a forked junction (Lat: 31 deg 54.07 min, Lon: -110 deg 42.51 min) with two distinct summit route choices: Peak 5102 (nearer, 0.2 mi due W) or Mt. Fagan (farther, ~1.5 mi SW).

The Mt. Fagan route traverses a contour around the S flank of Peak 5102, then ascends steadily on any variety of wildlife paths to a major ridgeline that leads to the summit of Mt. Fagan (6,189' elev). The latter portion of the summit route is a bit sketchy and not for the faint of heart as it will give you a solid workout, and there are several storm-groomed slopes that require your full attention.

This bike-hike is wholly within AZ State Lands and the Coronado NF and is subject to those agencies' regulations.

Historical use has predominantly been cattle grazing on these lands administered by the AZ State Land Dept. and Coronado NF.