Bush Lite Loop–Bush Lite West, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Bush Lite Loop–Bush Lite West, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,437 – 1,595 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.53860, -111.63204
Nearest town Las Alegres, AZ

Directions

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Bush Lite Loop–Bush Lite West, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,437–1,594 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.53860, -111.63204

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Bush Lite, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bush Lite Loop, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Bush Lite West, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftTurn right onto Twisted Sister Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftReach Bush Lite, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftBear left onto Bush Lite West, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bush Lite Loop, heading NE.
  11. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bush Lite, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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