Gooseneck Tank–County Park Connector, 5 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Gooseneck Tank–County Park Connector, 5 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. The route reaches Gooseneck Tank at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gooseneck Tank–County Park Connector, 5 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 2,510–2,724 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Service Road #3 · 33.71620, -111.82190
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 75° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Service Road #3, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Service Road #2, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto County Park Connector, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Gooseneck Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto County Park Connector, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Service Road #2, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Service Road #3, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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