American Flag Trail - Oracle
Difficult hike: to the ridge: 7.4 miles. B
Easy hike: to the Hijinks Mine area: 5 miles. C+
Directions to American Flag Ranch Trail, Oracle
Take highway I-10 east to exit 219 (Picacho Peak) and turn left under the freeway. Go to the frontage road (East Camino Adelante Road) at the stop sign before the train tracks and then turn right. Follow the frontage road for about four miles to E. Park Link Drive and turn left. Follow this road 18 miles to highway 79, then at Oracle Junction turn left into highway 77. Turn right onto American Avenue and proceed through the town of Oracle until you come to the Mount Lemmon Road. Turn right at Arizona Flag Ranch Road. (There is not advance warning for the turnoff but there is a green sign right at the turnoff.) Follow the road for about three miles, where it becomes a gravel road and go about one mile further on. There is a wooden archway with a sign and a parking lot on each side of the road. Park on the right side of the road. No facilities at trail-head.
Go to Google Maps at the link below:
Google Maps link to American Flag Trail near Oracle
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