McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Gooseneck Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Gooseneck Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,500 – 2,602 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Black Hill Trail 33.74566, -111.79449
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ

Directions

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Gooseneck Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 2,502–2,602 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Black Hill Trail · 33.74566, -111.79449

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Black Hill Trail, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gooseneck Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading NW.
  10. 100 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

98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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