Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 5 sights
2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 42 min
Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 5 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. The route passes Black Hill Tank before reaching Black Hill Tank at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,536 – 2,625 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Black Hill Trail 33.74602, -111.79466
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
Directions
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Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 5 sights
2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 42 min
Elevation 2,537–2,625 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Black Hill Trail · 33.74602, -111.79466
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Monument Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Black Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Black Hill Tank.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Service Road #4, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Black Hill Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Monument Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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