Saguaro National Park West
Sendero Esperanza Trail

The first half-mile of the trail is wide, packed, and probably accessible with a wheelchair

The trail is coated with a sandy surface about ¼” deep

There are sometimes rocks

and bushes in the trail that can be easily circumvented

The trail traverses small washes that have a sandy surface for a short distance

At mile 0.5, there is a rustic

staircase that is an obstacle to

hikers with wheelcharirs

After the first mile of the hike,

the trail gets rocky and rises steeply

to a ridgetop

A hiker enjoys the flat trail and views along the first half-mile of the trail

The first half-mile of the trail traverses a desert ecosystem with a mountain view behind

The second half-mile of the

trail is still flat and wide,

but is more rocky

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