Discovery Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Discovery Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Vistancia, AZ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Discovery Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 1,368–1,414 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Discovery Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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