Desert Iguana Trail & H-4 Trail via H-1 Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 51 min
Desert Iguana Trail & H-4 Trail via H-1 Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Thunderbird Conservation Park near Arrowhead Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Desert Iguana Trail & H-4 Trail via H-1 Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 51 min
Elevation 1,325–1,481 ft
Out & Back · Thunderbird Conservation Park
Trailhead: Desert Iguana Trail · 33.69592, -112.20194
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Desert Iguana Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto H-3 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto H-1 Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto H-4 Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto H-4A Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto H-1 Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Desert Iguana Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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