AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Discovery Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Discovery Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Vistancia, AZ. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,368 – 1,545 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.73828, -112.33296
Nearest town Vistancia, AZ
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Discovery Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,368–1,545 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.73828, -112.33296

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Solar Garden Walkway, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Discovery Trail Access Path, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Discovery Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miReach Discovery Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miBear left onto Discovery Trail Access Path, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Solar Garden Walkway, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 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/discovery-trail-out-back-11-km-e3cb

Trail surface

80% paved20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 101°F81°
Feels like95°Precip4%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity23%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Sat 99°80°
Sun 101°81°
Mon 103°86°
Tue 104°86°
Wed 103°85° 19%
Thu 100°87° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:18 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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