McDowell Sonoran Preserve

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Turpentine Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto Turpentine Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto East Dixileta Drive, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Service Road #4, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miReach Black Hill Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto East Dixileta Drive, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Turpentine Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Black Hill Trail, heading N.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Turpentine Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miBear left onto Connector, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 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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