McDowell Sonoran Preserve

East Quail Track via Gooseneck Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 1 hr 30 min

East Quail Track via Gooseneck Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 214 ft of elevation gain. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,523 – 2,740 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72338, -111.82644
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ

Directions

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East Quail Track via Gooseneck Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 2,524–2,741 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.72338, -111.82644

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Service Road #3, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto East Quail Track, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miReach East Quail Track, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 500 ftTurn left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Service Road #3, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 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

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM

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