Buckhorn–East Wing Mountain Trail, 4 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Buckhorn–East Wing Mountain Trail, 4 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Paloma Regional Preserve near Vistancia, AZ. It climbs 639 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buckhorn–East Wing Mountain Trail, 4 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,399–1,744 ft
Out & Back · Paloma Regional Preserve
Trailhead: New River Trail · 33.75416, -112.25153
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 79° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Dixileta Drive, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Multi-Use Path A, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto New River Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Keefer Hill, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New River Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Keefer Hill, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Buckhorn, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto East Wing Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach West Dixileta Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Buckhorn, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Keefer Hill, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto New River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Keefer Hill, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto New River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Multi-Use Path A, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto West Dixileta Drive, heading W.
- 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 3.9 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 4:50 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- West Wing Mountain–East-West Connector, 5 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 601 ft
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