Gooseneck Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Gooseneck Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,500 – 2,602 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Black Hill Trail 33.74371, -111.79223
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
Directions
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Gooseneck Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 2,502–2,602 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Black Hill Trail · 33.74371, -111.79223
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt2% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Black Hill Trail Trailhead
- Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 8 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Gooseneck Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Gooseneck Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 7 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Black Hill Tank–Black Hill Trail, 6 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- East Quail Track via Gooseneck Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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