Bobcat Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Bobcat Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bobcat Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,577–1,674 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.76639, -112.06501
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Bobcat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Valle Verde Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Dixie Mountain & Dixie Summit Viewpoint via Dixie Mountain Loop 7.9 mi · ▲ 655 ft
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