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Bush Lite West–Mine Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile loop near Las Alegres, AZ. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,316 – 1,529 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Bush Lite West–Mine Trail Loop, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 1,316–1,529 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Twisted Sister Trail · 33.52535, -111.66048

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 83° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Twisted Sister Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Riverview Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.1 miSharp right onto Mine Trail, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miBear right onto Bush Lite West, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Twisted Sister Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 102°F83°
Feels like88°Precip3%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sun 103°82°
Mon 103°87°
Tue 104°87°
Wed 103°87° 28%
Thu 104°85° 21%
Fri 97°81° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:48 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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