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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 8 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 8 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. The route reaches Black Hill Tank. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,520 – 2,671 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Black Hill Trail 33.74371, -111.79223
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
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Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 8 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 2,521–2,671 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Black Hill Trail · 33.74371, -111.79223

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Black Hill Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn 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 W.
  6. 0.5 miPass Black Hill Tank.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Service Road #4, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto East Dixileta Drive, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftSharp left onto Whiskey Bottle Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Camino Campana Interpretive Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gooseneck Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Whiskey Bottle, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Monument Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/black-hill-tank-black-hill-trail-out-back-9-sights-5-km

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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