Sonoran Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,578 – 1,880 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hawk's Nest Trailhead 33.74105, -112.09733
Nearest town Adobe, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Hawk's Nest Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 1 miBear left onto Bobcat Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 2.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left onto Hawk's Nest Trail, heading NW.
  10. 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.

Trail surface

93% dirt1% sand6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 100°F80°
Feels like84°Precip4%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Sun 103°79°
Mon 102°85°
Tue 104°86°
Wed 101°87° 19%
Thu 103°86° 22%
Fri 97°81° 19%

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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