Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed) via Bush Lite West is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,329 – 1,447 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Twisted Sister Trail 33.52535, -111.66048
Nearest town Las Alegres, AZ
Directions
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Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed) via Bush Lite West
2.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 54 min
Elevation 1,329–1,448 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Twisted Sister Trail · 33.52535, -111.66048
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 83° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Twisted Sister Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Bush Lite West, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), heading NW.
- 450 ftReach Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Bush Lite West, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Twisted Sister Trail, heading SW.
- 50 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 102°F83°
Feels like88°Precip3%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sun
103°82°
Mon
103°87°
Tue
104°87°
Wed
103°87°
28%
Thu
104°85°
21%
Fri
97°81°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Twisted Sister Trail Trailhead
- Big Sister Trail–Bush Lite Loop Loop, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail via Bush Lite West 3.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Bush Lite West–Mine Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Bush Lite West 6 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Bush Lite West–Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Bush Lite West 6.6 mi · ▲ 315 ft
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