McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Gooseneck Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Gooseneck Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,500 – 2,602 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.74210, -111.79135
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ

Directions

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Gooseneck Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 2,502–2,602 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.74210, -111.79135

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftBear left onto Black Hill Trail, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 350 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

92% dirt2% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM

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