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.
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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
- Start on Gila Drain Road, heading N.
- 5.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Dry Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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.
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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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