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Sunrise Mountain Preserve

Bat Cave–Miner's Ruin, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Bat Cave–Miner's Ruin, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Sunrise Mountain Preserve near Westbrook Village, AZ. It climbs 541 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,398 – 1,641 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Westwing Mountain Trail 33.72964, -112.25109
Nearest town Westbrook Village, AZ
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Bat Cave–Miner's Ruin, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 1,397–1,639 ft

Out & Back · Sunrise Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: Westwing Mountain Trail · 33.72964, -112.25109

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Westwing Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Loop, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sunrise Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Sunrise Loop, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading S.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading S.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bat Cave, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Miner's Ruin, heading SW.
  12. 400 ftReach Sunrise Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 400 ftContinue straight onto Bat Cave, heading S.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading E.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading E.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading E.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Loop, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sunrise Mountain Trail, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn left onto Sunrise Loop, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bat-cave-miners-ruin-out-back-3-sights-via-sunrise-loop

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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