Desert Iguana Trail–H-3 Trail Loop, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 722 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Desert Iguana Trail–H-3 Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile loop in Thunderbird Conservation Park near Arrowhead Ranch, AZ. It climbs 722 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
5.2 mi · ▲ 722 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,314–1,833 ft
Loop · Thunderbird Conservation Park
Trailhead: 33.68621, -112.18679
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto H-1 Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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 SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto H-3 Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Desert Iguana Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto H-5A Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto H-4A Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto H-4 Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto H-1 Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 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 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- H-4 Trail & H-4B Trail 2 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- H-1 Trail 2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- H-1 Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- H-1 Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- H-3 Trail 4 mi · ▲ 579 ft
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