Gooseneck Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Gooseneck Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,500 – 2,700 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Black Hill Trail 33.74371, -111.79223
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
Directions
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Gooseneck Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 2,502–2,700 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.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Service Road #3, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
67% dirt2% paved31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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