Brown's Ranch Road–Cone Mountain Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Brown's Ranch Road–Cone Mountain Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 2,588–2,759 ft
Loop · 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 NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Vista Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Latigo Trail, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Hackamore Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Cone Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Upper Ranch Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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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