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Sonoran Preserve

Cactus Wren Trail & Valle Verde Trail via Great Horned Owl Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Cactus Wren Trail & Valle Verde Trail via Great Horned Owl Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. It climbs 493 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,565 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72912, -112.09094
Nearest town Adobe, AZ
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Cactus Wren Trail & Valle Verde Trail via Great Horned Owl Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,566–1,803 ft

Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.72912, -112.09094

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Valle Verde Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Cactus Wren Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left onto Valle Verde Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cactus-wren-trail-valle-verde-trail-out-back

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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