Bush Lite West–Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), 4 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It climbs 360 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bush Lite West–Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), 4 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,316–1,529 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Twisted Sister Trail · 33.52535, -111.66048
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Twisted Sister Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Bush Lite West, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Mine Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Riverview Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Twisted Sister Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Twisted Sister Trail Trailhead
- Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed) via Bush Lite West 2.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Big Sister Trail–Bush Lite Loop Loop, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail via Bush Lite West 3.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Bush Lite West–Mine Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Bush Lite West 6 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Bush Lite West 6.6 mi · ▲ 315 ft
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