Dobbins Lookout via Holbert Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Dobbins Lookout via Holbert Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near La Montana del Sur, AZ. The route reaches Dobbins Lookout at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 1,026 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dobbins Lookout via Holbert Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,307–2,330 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.35230, -112.06944
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 83° · precip 11% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Holbert Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Dobbins Lookout Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Dobbins Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Holbert Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 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 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Holbert Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,145 ft
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