Desert Iguana Trail–H-3 Trail Loop, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Desert Iguana Trail–H-3 Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile loop in Thunderbird Conservation Park near Arrowhead Ranch, AZ. It climbs 725 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Desert Iguana Trail–H-3 Trail Loop, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,325–1,833 ft
Loop · Thunderbird Conservation Park
Trailhead: Desert Iguana Trail · 33.69285, -112.20060
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on H-5A Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto H-4A Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto H-4 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto H-1 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto H-3 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto H-3A Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto H-3 Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Desert Iguana Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 2 min before dark.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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