McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Dixileta Trail Loop via 136th Street Express

3.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Dixileta Trail Loop via 136th Street Express is a 3.5-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,526 – 2,658 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.77004, -111.78943
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ

Directions

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Dixileta Trail Loop via 136th Street Express

3.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 2,527–2,656 ft

Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.77004, -111.78943

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Turpentine Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto Turpentine Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left onto Dixileta Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto 136th Street Express, heading E.
  9. 1.4 miBear right onto Connector, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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