Dixie Mountain–Dixie Summit Viewpoint, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 728 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Dixie Mountain–Dixie Summit Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. The route passes Dixie Mountain before reaching Dixie Summit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 728 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dixie Mountain–Dixie Summit Viewpoint, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 728 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,592–2,276 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.75128, -112.10481
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto HOA Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NE.
- 1.1 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.
- 150 ftReach Dixie Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto HOA Path, heading N.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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