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Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge/Arizona

Ranch Loop Trail

0.5 mi

Distance

7 ft

Elev. Gain

9m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Ranch Loop Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

US Fish and Wildlife Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,057 ft
Max:1,073 ft
Gain:3 ft
Loss:16 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,057 ft and 1,073 ft across 0.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,057 ft1,062 ft1,067 ft1,073 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.2 mi0.3 mi0.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,070 ft
High point0.2 mi1,073 ft
End0.5 mi1,057 ft

Trail Details

  • No bikes
  • No horses

Bike and horse access: Arizona State Parks & Trails, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by US Fish and Wildlife Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Arivaca, AZ · about 11 mi away
County:
Pima County, AZ
Jurisdiction:
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge · US Fish and Wildlife Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Imported route

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