Back row: Rick Hagen, Dave Corrigan, Steve Aiken, Jeff Traft, Margaret Valair, Bertie Litchfield, Joe Rizza, Frank Earnest; front: Dean Werstler, Cheryl Werstler, Pam Corrigan, Norm Rechkemmer; photo by Elisabeth Wheeler
Elisabeth Wheeler
The Tour de Tortolitas connects five trails in the Tortolita Mountains into a 15 mile loop. The tour connects the Alamo Springs Trail, the Ridgeline Trail, the Upper Wild Burro Trail, the Mustang Trail and the Upper Javelina Trail into a loop. Hiking this tour provides opportunities to view six crested saguaros and achieve over 3000 feet of cumulated elevation gain. This is a challenging but rewarding hike into the heart of the Tortolita Mountains.