Wildhorse Trailhead Register - Tucson, AZ
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A trail register is located at the Wildhorse Trail on the far east side of Tucson.
Waymark Code: WM12047
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2020
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The Wildhorse Trailhead is .17 miles west of the Douglas Springs Trail on E. Speedway, at the far east side of Tucson.
The trail registry is secured inside a metal box with the instructions: "Please Register."
Text on trailhead sign:
Primarily an equestrian entrance, the Wildhorse Trailhead provides access to the Cactus Forest trail system and to the Saguaro Wilderness. A variety of routes pass through the diverse terrain, vegetation, and geologic features.
Horses have a long history of use in the Tucson Basin. Beginning in the late 1600s, Spanish explorers and missionaries traveled by horseback through this area. Apaches also used horses as a means to cross this portion of the Sonoran Desert. With the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880, cattle grazing began in earnest and cowboys roamed the land.
Today, visitors and park staff continue the tradition by enjoying the desert on horseback.
Trail Name: Wildhorse Trail
Latest Entry: January 5, a couple from Flagstaff
Nearby caches: None nearby on the trail
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Visit Instructions:
Please sign the register and tell us about anything interesting found in the log.
Recent Visits/Logs:
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