Ramsey Canyon Preserve | 7 Hikes from Easy Peasy to Extreme | Sierra Vista AZ | Huachuca Mountains

Enjoy six hikes + a bonus loop hike that begin in the Nature Conservancy’s Ramsey Canyon Preserve, if you can manage to tear yourself out of the Preserve itself! Hikes range from one mile and little elevation gain on nature trails within the Preserve to a steep, almost 12-mile loop up to the Crest Trail and back. All the hikes except the first one eventually leave the Preserve, which is private property, and head into the Miller Peak Wilderness. Ramsey Canyon Preserve is a world-class birding hotspot as well as a great place to hike, and I hope you’ll have the chance to come out and see it for yourself.
/ @karenflynnhikes
0:00 1 Ramsey Canyon Preserve & Nature Trails
2:14 2 Hamburg Trail to the Overlook
2:46 3 Ramsey Canyon-Brown Canyon Loop
3:25 4 Comfort Spring Trail
3:55 5 Hamburg Trail to the Crest Trail
4:30 6 Pat Scott Canyon Trail to the Crest Trail
5:00 7 Hamburg-Pat Scott Loop
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DIRECTIONS to the Preserve: From Sierra Vista head south on Highway 92 and turn west on Ramsey Canyon Road. Watch out for deer! The road dead ends at the Preserve’s parking lot about 3.5 miles up the road. No dogs are allowed, and there’s a fee to enter. Pick up Hamburg Trail about ¼ mile past the visitor center.
Consider picking up Leonard Taylor's “Trails of the Huachucas” trail guide and map if you hike in the Huachucas. In addition to directions to the trail and trail details, it provides historical and geographical information that adds to your knowledge of this area. It's a gem! You can get it at the Ramsey Canyon Preserve's gift shop, the Sierra Vista Ranger District office off of Highway 92 just south of Sierra Vista, on Amazon or at various other places.
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[@ezas123ful]

Nice Autumn scenery 🍁🍂🐞

[@karenflynnhikes]

The fall colors were especially nice this year

[@bondpaz]

Such a beautiful place and lots of hikes!❤❤❤

[@karenflynnhikes]

Yes, it's really nice there! Love it!

[@hikesome]

Wonderful presentation Karen! Great hikes

[@karenflynnhikes]

👍🏼🍁

[@edkendall6522]

Wonderful and informative presentation. Thanks so much for sharing it.

[@karenflynnhikes]

It's a beautiful canyon.🥾

[@karenflynnhikes]

For directions to Ramsey Canyon Preserve click the "Show more..." link above.

[@arigelab]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@karenflynnhikes]

👍🏼🙂🍁

[@jpadicecoffee9812]

Thanks for making this informative video. I'm looking to get more familiar with the Huachuca Mountains for birding and easy hiking with great viewpoints from high up.

[@karenflynnhikes]

I'm glad you found it useful. This is such wonderful birding area.

[@realAnnB]

I took the Hamburg Trail starting at the Nature Conservancy to the the Miller Peak Wilderness sign, and then went a little ways up and stopped at the top without making any turns. There was an overlook there, but it didn't look like the one @2:37. Is there another overlook further up? Thanks for your videos. Glad to see this one has 1k views.

[@karenflynnhikes]

My guess is that you stopped at a little flat area soon after the bench with the number 9 on it. The overlook is another 100-200 yards farther up the trail. There's a good-sized trail sign at the overlook with arrows pointing towards Hamburg and Brown Canyon trails. The trail doesn't get any steeper for that last 100-200 yards but to me, since I've already had to trudge up a very steep trail for a half mile, that distance seems like long, long way.🥾🥾

[@realAnnB]

@@karenflynnhikes Thank you Karen! I'll get there next year.

[@carolmaplesden916]

@ 1:17 so they say LoL 🤣

[@karenflynnhikes]

It's gorgeous in the fall.

[@carolmaplesden916]

@@karenflynnhikes it looks like it I told my daughter about it We ( me her my grandson and son in law) want to come check it out this fall Can you recommend a good time to visit and do you know of a bear by place to stay overnight in the motorhome?? Thank you so much for sharing

[@karenflynnhikes]

@@carolmaplesden916 There are a couple places along Ramsey Canyon Rd that have spots for RVs. I think one is called Ramsey Canyon RV Park. It's a popular canyon, and I imagine they are often fully booked. If you Google "Ramsey Canyon Sierra Vista RV camping" or something like that you'll find other places, too. The first few weeks of November tend to be when the best colors are showing. In the fall you can call the Preserve directly and the person who answers the phone will be able to tell you how things are looking at that point in time. Enjoy!🍁

[@venkatrr]

Hi Karen, Thank you for the beautiful videos. Could you please share which of these trails have good fall colors? Also, is parking limited - like in some hiking trails - only the first 100 vehicles gets to park and others have to return another day. Thank you

[@karenflynnhikes]

The nature trails near the visitor center and the Hamburg Trail have great colors. There's parking for about 25 vehicles in the Preserve parking lot, and the lot stays very full with birders and when there are fall colors. It's a popular place and having a small lot is frustrating, but it prevents overcrowding. Enjoy!

[@venkatrr]

@@karenflynnhikes thanks a lot for the reply Karen