Dixie Mountain–Dixie Summit Viewpoint, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Dixie Mountain–Dixie Summit Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. The route passes Dixie Mountain before reaching Dixie Summit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 654 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dixie Mountain–Dixie Summit Viewpoint, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,609–2,276 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Hawk's Nest Trailhead · 33.74105, -112.09733
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 4% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hawk's Nest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NE.
- 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 N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Hawk's Nest Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Union Peak–Hawk's Nest Trail, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 973 ft
- Bobcat Trail–Desert Tortoise Trail, 3 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 560 ft
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