The Tucson Eastern Skyline Traverse traces the skyline seen from downtown Tucson looking due East. What makes this route special is it incorporates the Rincon Mountains in Saguaro National Park East, Agua Caliente Hill and the Santa Catalinas all into one route.
The T.E.S.T visits
- Rincon Peak
- Mica Mountain
- Tanque Verde Peak
- Agua Caliente Hill
- Gibbons Mountain
- Airmen Peak
- Green Mountain
Along the route you will pass some of the least visited parts of Saguaro National Park East and the Santa Catalinas as well as some of the more well know parts such as Tanque Verde Falls. A great thing about this route is it incorporates a large section of wilderness for the first 35 miles but then has frequent support opportunities after crossing Reddington Pass Road (TV Falls parking area, Molino Basin, Gordon Hirabayashi CG, General Hitchcock CG) making it a great candidate for both supported and unsupported adventures.
The approaches to Agua Caliente Hill, Gibbons Mountain and Airmen Peak require some route finding.
Finishers of this route will be rewarded every time they are sitting in traffic looking East from Speedway or Broadway in town. Originally I had planned to take this route to the top of Bigelow but the solitary nature of Green Mountain felt more fitting with the nature of the route than the Bigelow crowds.
