Switchback Trail
Switchback Trail is a 0.74-mile out-and-back foot trail in Saguaro National Park, Arizona. It climbs 249 ft to a high point of 7,816 ft. Difficulty: easy, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.
- 0.37 mione way
- 0.74 miround trip
- 249 ftelevation gain
- 7,816 fthigh point
- Easydifficulty
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