Granite Tank–Gooseneck Tank, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Granite Tank–Gooseneck Tank, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. The route passes Gooseneck Tank before reaching Granite Tank at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 241 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Granite Tank–Gooseneck Tank, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 2,477–2,725 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Jomax · 33.72682, -111.82310
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on Jomax, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Service Road #2, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto County Park Connector, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Gooseneck Tank.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Pemberton Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Granite Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto County Park Connector, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Service Road #2, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Jomax, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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