Bush Lite West is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Fort McDowell, AZ. It climbs 753 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,335 – 1,608 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.54676, -111.64480
Nearest town Fort McDowell, AZ
Directions
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Bush Lite West
5.7 mi · ▲ 753 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,337–1,608 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.54676, -111.64480
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Bush Lite West, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Twisted Sister Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Bush Lite West, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 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
50% dirt50% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 101°F83°
Feels like88°Precip6%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat
102°84°
Sun
104°82°
Mon
103°87°
Tue
105°87°
Wed
103°87°
27%
Thu
105°85°
21%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:10 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Raccoon Bluff–Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Bush Lite West 6.3 mi · ▲ 779 ft
- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 737 ft
- Mine Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 737 ft
- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 710 ft
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