Discovery Trail

7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Discovery Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back near Vistancia, AZ. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,368 – 1,473 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.74101, -112.33653
Nearest town Vistancia, AZ

Directions

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Discovery Trail

7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 1,368–1,473 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.74101, -112.33653

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Solar Garden Walkway, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Discovery Trail Access Path, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Discovery Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miReach Discovery Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto Discovery Trail Access Path, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Discovery Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Solar Garden Walkway, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
  17. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

70% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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