Bush Lite West is a 6-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,335 – 1,476 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.54396, -111.63536
Nearest town Las Alegres, AZ
Directions
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Bush Lite West
6 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,337–1,477 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.54396, -111.63536
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Bush Lite West, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Twisted Sister Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left onto Bush Lite West, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 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
71% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 100°F83°
Feels like88°Precip6%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat
102°83°
Sun
104°81°
Mon
103°87°
Tue
105°87°
Wed
103°87°
27%
Thu
104°85°
21%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Raccoon Bluff Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 448 ft
- North Phon D Sutton Road Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Raccoon Bluff–Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed) Loop, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Bush Lite West 6.6 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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