Discovery Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Discovery Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Vistancia, AZ. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,368 – 1,437 ft6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.74101, -112.33653
Nearest town Vistancia, AZ
Directions
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Discovery Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,368–1,436 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.74101, -112.33653
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Solar Garden Walkway, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Discovery Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftReach Discovery Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left onto Solar Garden Walkway, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
63% paved37% 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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