AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Discovery Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Discovery Trail is a 4.3-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.

Elevation

0 mi1,368 – 1,414 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

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

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,368–1,414 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. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 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-7-km-ac7c

Trail surface

49% paved51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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