Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail via Brown's Ranch Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. The route reaches Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,697 – 2,772 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.76115, -111.84230
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
Directions
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Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail via Brown's Ranch Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 57 min
Elevation 2,696–2,774 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.76115, -111.84230
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 75° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 96°F75°
Feels like89°Precip3%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
93°75°
Sun
95°77°
Mon
96°81°
Tue
98°81°
Wed
98°82°
22%
Thu
95°76°
27%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Brown's Ranch Road 2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Brown's Mountain Trail–Upper Ranch Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Brown's Ranch Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Brown's Ranch Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Powerline Road #2 Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Brown's Ranch Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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