Dixie Mountain & Dixie Summit Viewpoint via Dixie Mountain Loop
7.9 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Dixie Mountain & Dixie Summit Viewpoint via Dixie Mountain Loop is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. The route passes Dixie Mountain before reaching Dixie Summit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 655 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dixie Mountain & Dixie Summit Viewpoint via Dixie Mountain Loop
7.9 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,642–2,276 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.76639, -112.06501
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 80° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Dixie Summit, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Dixie Summit Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Dixie Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Valle Verde Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Valle Verde Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Bobcat Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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