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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

East Quail Track via Gooseneck Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 34 min

East Quail Track via Gooseneck Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,500 – 2,602 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Black Hill Trail 33.74371, -111.79223
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
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East Quail Track via Gooseneck Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 2,502–2,602 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Black Hill Trail · 33.74371, -111.79223

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto East Quail Track, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miReach East Quail Track, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 450 ftTurn right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-quail-track-out-back-7-km-081a

Trail surface

69% dirt2% paved29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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