Fence Line Trail (Easy) & Hawes Trail via Upper Hawes
4.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Fence Line Trail (Easy) & Hawes Trail via Upper Hawes is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Sunshine Acres, AZ. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fence Line Trail (Easy) & Hawes Trail via Upper Hawes
4.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,420–1,601 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hawes Trail · 33.50656, -111.68418
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Hawes Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Fence Line Trail (Easy), heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Hawes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Fence Line Trail (Easy), heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hawes Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Hawes Trail Trailhead
- Bush Lite West 6.6 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed) via Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Hawes Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Bush Lite West 7.2 mi · ▲ 388 ft
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