Dixie Mountain Loop
7.7 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Dixie Mountain Loop is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. It climbs 451 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dixie Mountain Loop
7.7 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,577–2,044 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.77515, -112.09597
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Bobcat Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NE.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Valle Verde Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Bobcat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto West Sonoran Desert Drive, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Desert Tortoise Trail–Hawk's Nest Trail, 3 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 534 ft
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