Mike Breiding's Epic Road Trips: January 2025

Catalina Mountains

Sabino Canyon

Phone Line Trail to the Big Rock

9 January 2025
Phone Line Trail to the Big Rock - Sabino Canyon

Yesterday Betsy and I led a MeetUp hike in Sabino Canyon. The day started out at 35 degrees and mostly cloudy. By the time the hike started at 10:00, the temps were in the low 40s and partly cloudy. The temps stayed in the 40s for most of the hike, which was mostly in the shade.

By the time we finished up the hike temps were in the low 50s with mostly sunny skies and nice cloud formations.

The Phoneline Trail in Sabino Canyon follows the original route of an old phone line to the top of Mount Lemmon (Elevation: 9,171'), the highest point in the Catalina Mountains.

My photos and a route map are here
The route on Google MyMaps is here.
My stats: 5.75 miles with 1400' of elevation gain.

See you next time...
Mike and Betsy