Gooseneck Tank–Camino Campana Interpretive Trail, 6 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Gooseneck Tank–Camino Campana Interpretive Trail, 6 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. The route reaches Gooseneck Tank. It climbs 695 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gooseneck Tank–Camino Campana Interpretive Trail, 6 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 2,502–2,845 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.76115, -111.84230
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 76° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Latigo Access Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Latigo Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Whiskey Bottle Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Camino Campana Interpretive Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gooseneck Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto County Park Connector, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Gooseneck Tank.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Gooseneck Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading SE.
- 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 W.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Camino Campana Interpretive Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Whiskey Bottle Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Latigo Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Latigo Access Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 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 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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