McDowell Sonoran Preserve

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

  1. Start on Connector, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Turpentine Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftBear right onto Turpentine Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Whiskey Bottle Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto East Dixileta Drive, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Turpentine Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Black Hill Trail, heading NE.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Turpentine Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Connector, heading E.
  13. 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

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