Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Dreamy Draw Bikeway

3.7 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Dreamy Draw Bikeway is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Vista del Cerro, AZ. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,421 – 1,555 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.56800, -111.99670
Nearest town Vista del Cerro, AZ

Directions

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Dreamy Draw Bikeway

3.7 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,421–1,554 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.56800, -111.99670

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dreamy Draw Bikeway, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miReach Dreamy Draw Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

80% dirt7% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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