You must obtain a current copy of the Council's "Where To Go Camping in Arizona & the Southwest", trails edition. This brochure contains trail information, history, suggestions and other helpful aids. The following General Requirements apply.

The Mt. Kimball Trail is located in the Western end of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson. The trail is a long and strenuous day hike of slightly more than twelve (12) miles. It should not be attempted by anyone not capable of a 20 mile day hike. Previous desert mountain hiking experience and trail finding ability is important. While the trail is exhausting, nowhere is it technically difficult or unsafe.

The trail is centered on an ascent of Mt. Kimball up Finger Rock Canyon. From the parking lot area at the north end of Alvemon Road, head straight north, over the little hill (not east into Pontatoc Canyon). At Finger Rock Spring the trail bears hard right, or east, onto a switchback up the canyon wall. (If you follow the wash up any further, you will end up at a waterfall and have to return.) Between Finger Rock Spring and Linda Vista trail may be quite steep and very tiring. From Linda Vista to the summit the grade is generally less steep. The trail register on the summit of Mt. Kimball is located at the farthest north cast corner of the "flat" area on the top.

Descent may be down either Pima or Ventana Canyons. Consult the Council's "Where To Go Camping in Arizona & the Southwest" for additional information.

MT. KMBALL TRAIL

MT. KMBALL TRAIL
Requirements:

1. You must be a registered Boy Scout or Scouter.

2. All hikes must be supervised by a minimum of two adults (at least one must be over 2 1) with at least two adults for each 12 boys.

3. Awards will be denied for misconduct.

4. All of these trails are within the Coronado National Forest. Contact the appropriate office well in advance of vour trip for information and details on hiking and/or camping on your trek.

United States Forest Service
Coronado National Forest
300 West Congress
Tucson, AZ. 85701
(602) 629-6483

5. Hikes must be completed. Weather, trail closure, tired boys or leaders who cannot go on, equipment failure, etc., maN, make it wise to stop short of completing these hikes, but do not justify granting the awards.

6. Individual "Trail Logs" describing what you did and what you saw must be signed by the Trek Leader and submitted with your High Adventure application.

7. Only one Patch or Medal will be issued to each participant. 8. Wearing Awards. Trail award patches may bedisplayed on the jacket, pack, camping gear or worn as a temporary insignia on the right shirt pocket. Medals may be worn on the left breast pocket to the left of the Eagle Badge on the Scout Uniform. Use Cub Scout Den numerals on trail medals as "repeater" numbers for those earning trail medals more than once.