December 8, 2017 - Wild Mustang/Alamo Springs trails, Tortalita Mtns.

A cool morning as we signed up for rides to the

Tortalita Mountains, Wild Burro Trailhead.

The hikers broke up into three groups.
One group went up the Wild Burro Canyon trail to the rock shelter and trough.
The second group hiked up the Wild Mustang - Alamo Trail
The third group hiked Upper Javelina trail to Wild Mustang Trail which meets up with the Alamo Trail and back via the Wild Burrow Trail.

Wild Burro Canyon Trail - Skip and Connie

Wild Burro - AlamoTrail - Barry's group

 This GPS is from All Trails - This map calls Wild Mustang Trail - Wild Burro Trail. Wild Mustang trail is up on a ridge 

 This GPS is from All Trails - This map calls Wild Mustang Trail - Wild Burro Trail. Wild Mustang trail is up on a ridge 

This map shows the top of Wild Burro trail - All Trails Map

All Trails website for Wild Burro Trail

This is a  Garmin GPS Track from 2015. Lower Javelina Trails.  It calls the Wild Borro Trail, Wild Mustang

Upper Javelina - Wild Mustang, Alamo Springs and Wild Burro Trail - Nancy and Mike

We started across the parking lot to the Upper Javelina Trail up a steep climb. This took us over to the Wild Mustang Trail along a ridge. This brought us to Alamo Springs then down to a rock house and a trough. We walked out down a wash on Wild Burro Trail (called Wild Burro Trail on All Trails map and Wild Mustang trail on Garmin GPS map) 

The red track is Upper Javelina to Wild Mustang to Alamo Springs to Wild Burro. The Garmin maps do not show Wild Burro Trail which comes down a wash. We went around this trail clockwise.

All Trails Map - Almost the same, but we went across the parking lot to Upper Javelina then on the spur trail to the Wild Mustang trail.

Directions:

Wild Mustang/Alamo Springs trails, Tortalita Mtns.

    Take I-10 S. to exit 240 which is Marana exit. Turn left under the overpass and across the tracks on W. Tangerine Rd. In 5 m. turn left at the light on N. Dove Mt. Blvd. In 4.6 Mi. turn right off the turn-about onto N. Secret Springs Drive. Tell the guard at the guard station we’re hiking (if asked) and proceed to the trailhead parking lot on the right. 32°28’33.74”N, 111°05’28.97W.  Nice restrooms here.

Google Map to Wild Mustang/Alamo Strings hike Trailhead