Black Hill Tank–East Dixileta Drive, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Black Hill Tank–East Dixileta Drive, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. The route reaches Black Hill Tank at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,582 – 2,658 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.77004, -111.78943
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
Directions
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Black Hill Tank–East Dixileta Drive, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 2,583–2,656 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.77004, -111.78943
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Turpentine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Turpentine Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto East Dixileta Drive, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Service Road #4, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Black Hill Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East Dixileta Drive, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Turpentine Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Black Hill Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Turpentine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Connector, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 surface
76% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bootlegger Tank via 136th Street Express 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Bootlegger Trail & Powerline Road #2 Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Scenic View & Bootlegger Trail via Granite Mtn Loop 3 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Balanced Rock Trail & Powerline Road #2 Loop 3.3 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Dixileta Trail Loop via 136th Street Express 3.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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