Dry Reservoir & Gila Drain Road

11.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Dry Reservoir & Gila Drain Road is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Lone Butte Ranch, AZ. The route reaches Dry Reservoir at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,086 – 1,109 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gila Drain Road 33.24799, -112.03003
Nearest town Lone Butte Ranch, AZ

Directions

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Dry Reservoir & Gila Drain Road

11.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 1,085–1,109 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gila Drain Road · 33.24799, -112.03003

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Gila Drain Road, heading N.
  2. 5.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miReach Dry Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 5.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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