McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Dixie Mine Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Dixie Mine Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fountain View, AZ. It climbs 398 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,883 – 2,172 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.63589, -111.74699
Nearest town Fountain View, AZ
Directions
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Dixie Mine Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,882–2,171 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.63589, -111.74699
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 98°F / low 80° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2 miBear right onto Dixie Mine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 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
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 98°F80°
Feels like92°Precip3%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat
99°80°
Sun
102°83°
Mon
99°85°
Tue
101°85°
Wed
101°85°
26%
Thu
98°84°
27%
More from this trailhead
- Dixie Mine Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 335 ft
- Thompson Peak Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Thompson Peak Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 327 ft
- Golden Eagle Trail via Dixie Mine Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Thompson Peak Road 5.3 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Lower Sonoran Trail–North Leg Trail, 5 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 1,798 ft
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