McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Gooseneck Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Gooseneck Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,500 – 2,700 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Black Hill Trail 33.74602, -111.79466
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ

Directions

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Gooseneck Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 2,502–2,700 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Black Hill Trail · 33.74602, -111.79466

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. 250 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 SE.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Service Road #3, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading NE.
  13. 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

70% dirt1% paved29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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