Bush Lite Loop–Bush Lite, 4 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Bush Lite Loop–Bush Lite, 4 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Fort McDowell, AZ. It climbs 356 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bush Lite Loop–Bush Lite, 4 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,426–1,748 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.54525, -111.61278
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Scorpion Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Scorpion Alley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Stinger Loop, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Stinger Loop, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bush Lite Loop, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bush Lite, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Scorpion Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 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 2.9 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Scorpion Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Scorpion Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Bush Lite & Scorpion Alley Trail via Scorpion Trail 5 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Scorpion Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Scorpion Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Bush Lite–Goat Trail, 8 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 1,453 ft
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