Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 6 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 6 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. The route reaches Black Hill Tank. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,487 – 2,605 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Black Hill Trail 33.74566, -111.79449
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
Directions
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Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 6 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 2,488–2,604 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Black Hill Trail · 33.74566, -111.79449
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Black Hill Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Monument Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto 136th Street Express, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Morning Vista Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Morning Vista to Dixileta Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East Casey Lane Park Access Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Morning Vista to Dixileta Connector, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Dixileta Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Black Hill Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Black Hill Tank.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Monument Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Gooseneck Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 8 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Gooseneck Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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