Bush Lite & Scorpion Alley Trail via Scorpion Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Bush Lite & Scorpion Alley Trail via Scorpion Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,460 – 1,614 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Bush Lite & Scorpion Alley Trail via Scorpion Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 1,459–1,615 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. 350 ftTurn left onto Stinger Loop, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Scorpion Alley Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Scorpion Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miSharp left onto Bush Lite, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 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

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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