Great Horned Owl Trail
3 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Great Horned Owl Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. It climbs 254 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,522 – 1,801 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72634, -112.09414
Nearest town Adobe, AZ
Directions
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Great Horned Owl Trail
3 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,522–1,800 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.72634, -112.09414
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
39% dirt61% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 101°F81°
Feels like86°Precip4%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sun
103°79°
Mon
103°90°
Tue
104°91°
Wed
102°90°
20%
Thu
105°90°
22%
Fri
97°83°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Great Horned Owl Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft
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- Great Horned Owl Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Valle Verde Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 263 ft
- Great Horned Owl Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Valle Verde Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 266 ft
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