Best hikes in Sonoran Preserve
Ambleway maps 20 hikes in Sonoran Preserve, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. 16 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Cactus Wren Trail–Great Horned Owl Trail Loop, 3 sights. The biggest climb is Union Peak–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights, gaining 999 ft, and the network tops out at 2,309 ft.
- Skunk Creek Tank 1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Apache Wash Trail 2 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Valle Verde Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Dixie Mountain Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Bosco Tank & Apache Wash Trail Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Javelina Pass & Ridgeback Trail Loop via Sidewinder Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Cactus Wren Trail–Great Horned Owl Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Tin Can Tank & Cactus Wren Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- Dixie Mountain–Dixie Summit Viewpoint, 5 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 799 ft
- Western Vista–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 900 ft
- Bobcat Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Union Peak–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 999 ft
- Cave Creek Reservoir via North Cave Creek Dam Road 10.5 mi · ▲ 357 ft
- CW/BB connector–Cliff Walk Trail, 5 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 487 ft
- East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road 13.4 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Esplanade Trail–Flat Rock, 6 sights 15 mi · ▲ 683 ft
Show 4 less-wild hikesHide 4 less-wild hikes
- Sonoran Preserve Sunset Point 2.9 mi · ▲ 578 ft
- BB/CW connector–Brawling Badger Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- West Skip Rimsza Paseo Loop via Ocotillo Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 418 ft
- Mesquite Tank–Esplanade Trail, 3 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 320 ft