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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Service Road #3, heading E.
- 0.1 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 NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Gooseneck Tank.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Gooseneck Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto County Park Connector, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Service Road #2, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Service Road #3, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM
More from this trailhead
- Gooseneck Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- East Quail Track via Gooseneck Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 214 ft
- Gooseneck Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 213 ft
- Gooseneck Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Monument Trail via Gooseneck Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 239 ft
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