Brown's Ranch Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,710 – 2,772 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.75975, -111.84222
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
Directions
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Brown's Ranch Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Elevation 2,709–2,774 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.75975, -111.84222
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 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, 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 6:31 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 Interpretive Trail via Brown's Ranch Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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