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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.

Elevation

0 mi1,316 – 1,529 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Twisted Sister Trail 33.52535, -111.66048
Nearest town Las Alegres, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Twisted Sister Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftBear left onto Bush Lite West, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), heading N.
  8. 0.4 miReach Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Mine Trail, heading S.
  15. 150 ftSharp left onto Riverview Trail, heading S.
  16. 2.1 miBear left onto Twisted Sister Trail, heading E.
  17. 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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