Buckhorn & Keefer Hill via New River Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Buckhorn & Keefer Hill via New River Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Eastwing Mountain Preserve near Parkview Estates, AZ. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buckhorn & Keefer Hill via New River Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,399–1,548 ft
Out & Back · Eastwing Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.73467, -112.20308
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 79° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Buckhorn, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Keefer Hill, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto New River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Keefer Hill, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto New River Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Buckhorn, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Keefer Hill, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Keefer Hill, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Buckhorn, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- East Wing Mountain Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 497 ft
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