Fence Line Trail (Easy) & Red Mountain via Upper Hawes
2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 58 min
Fence Line Trail (Easy) & Red Mountain via Upper Hawes is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fence Line Trail (Easy) & Red Mountain via Upper Hawes
2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 58 min
Elevation 1,538–1,699 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Red Mountain · 33.49161, -111.67259
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start on Red Mountain, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hawes Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Saguaro Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hawes Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Fence Line Trail (Easy), heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Upper Hawes, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Mountain, heading S.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
More from Red Mountain Trailhead
- Hawes Trail & Red Mountain 3.5 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Mine Trail–Red Mountain Loop, 6 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft
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