Great Horned Owl Trail & Valle Verde Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Great Horned Owl Trail & Valle Verde Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. It climbs 701 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Horned Owl Trail & Valle Verde Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,566–2,000 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.72912, -112.09094
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Valle Verde Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 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 1.5 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Valle Verde Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- Valle Verde Trail Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Valle Verde Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Union Peak–Union Peak Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 947 ft
- Cactus Wren Trail & Valle Verde Trail via Great Horned Owl Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 493 ft
- Hawk's Nest Trail & Valle Verde Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop 4.7 mi · ▲ 759 ft
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