Wasson Peak Loop

Saguaro National Park, Tucson, AZ

On February 13, 2025 Kim and I hiked to Wasson Peak in Saguaro National Park [West]. We hiked clockwise starting on the Gould Mine Trail, continuing on the Sendero Esperanza Trail, before taking the Hugh Norris Trail all the way to the peak. On the way back we followed the King Canyon trail into the King Canyon wash back to the parking lot. The trail was very easy to follow with a nice tread. There was some elevation change but the views, especially from Wasson Peak, were beautiful. The petroglyphs in the wash were a nice treat on the way back.

Walk-Specific Map

Elevation Profile

Images

GPX Download

A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.

Summary Information

NUM trackID Primary Description Distance CumDist DeltaElev
1 WSSNPK01 Gould Mine Tr Kinney Rd parking lot to King Canyon Wash Tr 0.06 0.06 -9
2 WSSNPK02 Gould Mine Tr King Canyon Wash Tr to Sendero Esperanza Tr 1.07 1.13 249
3 WSSNPK03 Sendero Esperanza Tr Gould Mine Tr to Gould Mine 0.09 1.22 31
4 WSSNPK04 Sendero Esperanza Tr Gould Mine to Hugh Norris Tr 0.88 2.10 413
5 WSSNPK05 Hugh Norris Tr Sendero Esperanza Tr to King Canyon Tr 1.87 3.97 984
6 WSSNPK06 Hugh Norris Tr King Canyon Tr to Wasson Peak 0.31 4.28 92
7 WSSNPK06 Hugh Norris Tr Wasson Peak to King Canyon Tr 0.31 4.59 -92
8 WSSNPK07 King Canyon Tr Hugh Norris Tr to mine shaft 0.24 4.83 -92
9 WSSNPK08 King Canyon Tr mine shaft to Sweetwater Tr 0.70 5.52 -625
10 WSSNPK09 King Canyon Tr Sweetwater Tr to Sendero Esperanza Tr 1.39 6.91 -664
11 WSSNPK10 King Canyon Tr Sendero Esperanza Tr to King Canyon Wash Tr 0.05 6.96 -12
12 WSSNPK11 King Canyon Wash Tr King Canyon Tr to petroglyphs 0.07 7.03 -24
13 WSSNPK12 King Canyon Wash Tr petroglyphs to Gould Mine Tr 0.85 7.87 -249
14 WSSNPK01 Gould Mine Tr King Canyon Wash Tr to Kinney Rd parking lot 0.06 7.93 9