Southern Arizona Hiking Club

Welcome to SAHC!

Experience the natural wonders of Southern Arizona with Tucson's leading hiking club.

Discover places you'd never visit on your own. Form lasting friendships in the process. With more than 500 members and 60 guides, our club offers a wide range of weekly guided activities - mall walking to peak bagging - easy to strenuous. And members are free to participate when and where they choose.

Aspen Draw

North Kaibab Trailhead

Honeybee Canyon

Aravaipa Canyon East

Pine Tree Arch

Hutchs Pool

Seven Sacred Pools

Arizona Trail Passage 4

Milagrosa Trail

Wasson Peak

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Want More Information?

New and prospective members are welcome to contact club member Nancy Debolt. She would be delighted to tell you how our club works, answer questions and get you started.

Starting at 6:15 PM on the third Tuesday of every month, the club hosts an information meeting for new and prospective members. Anyone interested in finding out more about the club is invited to attend. The meetings are held at the Catalina United Methodist Church, located at 2700 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716.

Monthly Program Meeting

On the third Tuesday of the each month, speakers are invited to come and present on a wide variety of subjects ranging from local and international hiking to desert wildlife. The presentations are held at the Catalina United Methodist Church, located at 2700 E Speedway Blvd Room H230, Tucson, AZ 85716 (Parking available east of the building) starting at 6:00 PM. The public is welcome to attend.

Program Meeting on November 18 at 6 pm

SAHC Adventures in the 'Alps of Arizona' — Georges Badoux and Keven Ann Willey

Fifty-plus members of the Southern Arizona Hiking Club and their guests swapped desert dust for forest green in June by traipsing up to the White Mountains of eastern Arizona for four days of Alpine hiking. Their timing was perfect. The week before the club trek Alpine experienced a bit of (much needed) rain and the week after the club trek a record heat wave set in and the entire Baldy Wilderness Area - including three of our hiking trails - was closed to public access due to fire fears. But the week in between was spectacular. Alpine is at 8,050 feet and most of the hikes went up from there. Hikers chose from 13 hikes of varying lengths and elevations across those four days. Most of the hikes were in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, with emphasis on the Alpine and Springerville districts. But two hikes were just across the New Mexico border in the Gila National Forest. Special feature: Hiking Arizona's second and third highest peaks, topping out at elevations of 11,400 feet and 10,900 feet. And a homemade picnic of coq au vin for 53 by Chef Georges! Trek coordinators Georges Badoux and Keven Ann Willey have lots of stories to tell and photos to share about the club's Alpine adventure. Come join in the reminiscing and hear also about the boots, bear and certain elk escapades.

Each month speakers are invited to come and present on a wide variety of subjects ranging from local and international hiking to desert wildlife. These presentations are open to the public and are held at the Catalina United Methodist Church starting at 7:00 PM on the third Tuesday of the month.

Calendar

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