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Bush Lite West is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It climbs 269 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,335 – 1,486 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.54396, -111.63536
Nearest town Las Alegres, AZ

Directions

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Bush Lite West

6.6 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,337–1,485 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bush Lite West, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 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

74% dirt26% 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 (~76 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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