Fence Line Trail (Easy)–Red Mountain, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,418 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Fence Line Trail (Easy)–Red Mountain, 3 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It climbs 1,418 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fence Line Trail (Easy)–Red Mountain, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,418 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,572–2,562 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Microwave DH · 33.49603, -111.64015
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start on Microwave DH, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Hawes, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Red Mountain, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Hawes Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fence Line Trail (Easy), heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading W.
- 1 miReach Upper Hawes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Fence Line Trail (Easy), heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hawes Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Mountain, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Microwave DH, heading E.
- 0.3 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 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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