East Dixileta Drive & Turpentine Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 20 min
East Dixileta Drive & Turpentine Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,599 – 2,677 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Connector 33.77008, -111.79139
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
Directions
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East Dixileta Drive & Turpentine Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 2,599–2,677 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Connector · 33.77008, -111.79139
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Connector, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Turpentine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Turpentine Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Whiskey Bottle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto East Dixileta Drive, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Turpentine Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Black Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Turpentine Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Connector, heading E.
- 100 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
80% dirt20% 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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Connector Trailhead
- Powerline Road #2 2 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- Bootlegger Tank via 136th Street Express 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Bootlegger Trail & Powerline Road #2 Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Scenic View & Bootlegger Trail via Granite Mtn Loop 3 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Balanced Rock Trail & Powerline Road #2 Loop 3.3 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Dixileta Trail Loop via 136th Street Express 3.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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