Bobcat Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Bobcat Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bobcat Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 1,577–1,695 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.76434, -112.07401
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 80° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 2.1 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.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Tin Can Tank 4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Bobcat Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Hawk's Nest Trail & Valle Verde Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop 7.1 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Tin Can Tank & Dirt Devil Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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