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

  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 ftBear right onto Discovery Trail, heading W.
  10. 300 ftReach Discovery Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Solar Garden Walkway, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading NW.
  13. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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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