McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Granite Tank–Gooseneck Tank, 7 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Granite Tank–Gooseneck Tank, 7 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde Estates, AZ. The route passes Granite Tank and Gooseneck Tank. It climbs 678 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Granite Tank–Gooseneck Tank, 7 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 2,032–2,725 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Rock Nob Road · 33.69473, -111.73630
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 99°F / low 79° · precip 4% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Granite Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Delsie Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miPass Granite Tank.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto County Park Connector, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Gooseneck Tank.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Service Road #2, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Jomax, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Granite Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Service Road #2, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto County Park Connector, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Delsie Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Granite Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rock Nob Road Trailhead
- Bluff Trail via Stoneman Wash Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Granite Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Wagner Trail via Granite Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Pemberton Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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