Great Horned Owl Trail–Hawk's Nest Trail, 3 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,046 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Great Horned Owl Trail–Hawk's Nest Trail, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Wild Flower, AZ. It climbs 1,046 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Great Horned Owl Trail–Hawk's Nest Trail, 3 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,046 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,609–2,000 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.72619, -112.06818
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 81° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Hawk's Nest Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Great Horned Owl Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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