Granite Tank–Bluff Trail, 5 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Granite Tank–Bluff Trail, 5 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde, AZ. The route reaches Granite Tank. It climbs 511 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,975 – 2,490 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wagner Trailhead 33.69416, -111.73116

Nearest town Rio Verde, AZ

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Granite Tank–Bluff Trail, 5 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,976–2,492 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: Wagner Trailhead · 33.69416, -111.73116

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Wagner Trail, heading NE.
1.6 miContinue straight onto Delsie Trail, heading W.
2.4 miPass Granite Tank.
50 ftTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading S.
0.5 miTurn left onto Stoneman Wash Trail, heading S.
2.7 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading SE.
400 ftTurn left onto Granite Trail, heading SE.
0.3 miTurn right onto Wagner Trail, heading N.
1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

64% dirt36% sand

Weather

Overcast100°F82°

Feels like87°Precip4%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity30%

Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago

Hourly temperature

100°80°

6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PM6:49 PM

Sun 102°83°

Mon 101°85°

Tue 103°85°

Wed 101°85° 23%

Thu 102°84° 23%

Fri 95°79° 20%

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Granite Tank–Bluff Trail, 5 sights

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Granite Tank–Bluff Trail, 5 sights

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