McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Gooseneck Tank–County Park Connector, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Gooseneck Tank–County Park Connector, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. The route reaches Gooseneck Tank. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,510 – 2,740 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Gooseneck Tank–County Park Connector, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 2,509–2,741 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.72338, -111.82644

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Service Road #3, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Service Road #2, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading E.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto County Park Connector, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftPass Gooseneck Tank.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miReach Gooseneck Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left onto County Park Connector, heading N.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading W.
  16. 450 ftTurn right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Service Road #2, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Service Road #3, heading NW.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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