Bobcat Trail–Desert Tortoise Trail, 3 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Bobcat Trail–Desert Tortoise Trail, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. It climbs 560 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bobcat Trail–Desert Tortoise Trail, 3 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,577–1,881 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Hawk's Nest Trailhead · 33.74105, -112.09733
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 4% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hawk's Nest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left onto Bobcat Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Hawk's Nest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hawk's Nest Trailhead Trailhead
- Desert Tortoise Trail–Hawk's Nest Trail, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 350 ft
- HOA Path & Hawk's Nest Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 566 ft
- Dixie Mountain–Dixie Summit Viewpoint, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 654 ft
- Western Vista–Hawk's Nest Trail, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 913 ft
- Bobcat Trail–Hawk's Nest Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 711 ft
- Union Peak–Hawk's Nest Trail, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 973 ft
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