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Arizona 4x4 Adventures - Chivo Falls

Chivo Falls Arizona Trail Ride Dusk Trail
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Chivo Falls Arizona Trail Ride Dusk Trail
The sunset hour yielded an awesome bluish-purple sky as we crawled our way back up Three Feathers with the ailing Xterra. We had expected some challenging wheeling and a scenic trail, and we had gotten both.
Chivo Falls Arizona Trail Ride Trail Map
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Chivo Falls Arizona Trail Ride Trail Map
See USGS 7.5 minute topo maps: Agua Caliente Hill and Piety Hill
Chivo Falls Arizona Trail Ride Rock Formations
CHIVO FALLS
GPS COORDINATES
Mileage Latitude Longitude Description
From northeast Tucson, follow Tanque Verde
Road (turns into Redington Road) eastward out
of town and travel approximately 5 miles after
the road turns from pavement to dirt
0.0 3216'56.2"N 11037'58.7"W Enter gate onto dirt road on right (you'll see
Redington Recreation Area sign.) Good spot
to air down.
0.6 3216'55.4"N 11037'36.9"W Head downhill via multiple rocky routes.
0.8 3216'55.7"N 11037'32.1"W Arrive at Three Feathers area (plenty of
obstacles to crawl on here).
2.1 3216'30.4"N 11036'42.9"W Continue across cattle guard and enjoy the
awesome mountain views.
2.3 3216'28.1"N 11036'33.3"W Continue across another cattle guard and follow
winding road across grassy hills.
2.7 3216'29.7"N 11036'13.0"W Marker for F.S. Trail 4426. Stay right.
3.1 3216'21.4"N 11036'10.2"W Cross cattle guard and follow F.S. Trail 4426
to left.
3.3 3216'06.6"N 11036'10.1"W Turn right onto F.S. Trail 4405, pass through
sandy wash, and follow trail in southwest direction.
3.9 3215'37.2"N 11036'02.1"W Continue straight on 4405A and head down hill.
4.2 3215'32.5"N 11035'46.7"W Road gets rougher. You can stop here and
walk about 150 to 200 yards to the waterfall
in canyon.
Return via the same route, or you can return
to Redington Road more westerly via F.S. Trail
4426 and 37.


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