Dixileta Trail & Morning Vista Trail via 136th Street Express
5.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Dixileta Trail & Morning Vista Trail via 136th Street Express is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,507 – 2,658 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.77498, -111.78688
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
Directions
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Dixileta Trail & Morning Vista Trail via 136th Street Express
5.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 2,506–2,656 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.77498, -111.78688
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto 136th Street Express, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Connector, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bootlegger Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Powerline Road #2, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Turpentine Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Turpentine Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Morning Vista Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto 136th Street Express, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Morning Vista Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Morning Vista to Dixileta Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East Casey Lane Park Access Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Morning Vista to Dixileta Connector, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dixileta Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto 136th Street Express, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto 136th Street Express, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt1% paved2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 95°F77°
Feels like89°Precip6%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat
94°76°
Sun
96°78°
Mon
97°82°
Tue
98°82°
Wed
98°82°
24%
Thu
95°76°
28%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Bootlegger Trail & Powerline Road #2 3.9 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Scenic View & Bootlegger Trail via 136th Street Express 4.1 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Bootlegger Tank–Bootlegger Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Dixileta Trail via 136th Street Express 4.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Balanced Rock–Balanced Rock Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Bootlegger Trail & Morning Vista Trail via 136th Street Express 5.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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