McDowell Sonoran Preserve

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Monument Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Black Hill Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miPass Black Hill Tank.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Service Road #4, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miReach Black Hill Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Monument Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 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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