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.

Honeybee Canyon

Pine Tree Arch

North Kaibab Trailhead

Arizona Trail Passage 4

Aspen Draw

Coconino Overlook

Kachina Trail

Esperero Trail

Aravaipa Canyon East

Washington Gulch

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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 April 15 at 6 pm

The Changing Role of Fire in Arizona's Ecosystems — Dr. Molly Hunter

Horrified by the devastating fires in and around Los Angeles earlier this year? Worried about the impact of climate change and the prospect of more fires blazing across Arizona this summer? Dr. Molly Hunter of the Joint Fire Science Program, a federal program dedicated to funding research related to wildland fire, will address these issues and more at SAHC's May 20 program meeting. Hunter has an extensive background in fire science. She's worked with Incident Management Teams responding to wildfires across the state as a Public Information Officer fielding a multitude of media requests during wildfire seasons. Prior to joining the federal workforce, she held faculty positions at the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University, where she developed and taught multiple undergraduate and graduate courses on fire science while maintaining an active research program in fire ecology and management. Hunter has prepared a slide presentation about her work and the state of the science. Don’t miss this opportunity hear from a local expert and to ask questions about the latest developments in a field that climate change has made all the more critical to our future.

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

Check out our actual calendar of events below.

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