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Sonoran Preserve

Cactus Wren Trail–HOA Path, 4 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Cactus Wren Trail–HOA Path, 4 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. It climbs 773 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,572 – 1,913 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: HOA Path 33.75218, -112.10702
Nearest town Adobe, AZ
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Cactus Wren Trail–HOA Path, 4 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,570–1,912 ft

Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: HOA Path · 33.75218, -112.10702

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on HOA Path, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftBear right onto Cactus Wren Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto North Cave Creek Dam Road, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miReach HOA Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cactus Wren Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miBear left onto Valle Verde Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.9 miBear left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading N.
  21. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto HOA Path, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cactus-wren-trail-hoa-path-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~142 min). Leave by 4:10 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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