H-3 Trail
4 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 37 min
H-3 Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Thunderbird Conservation Park near Arrowhead Ranch, AZ. It climbs 579 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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H-3 Trail
4 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 1,314–1,833 ft
Out & Back · Thunderbird Conservation Park
Trailhead: 33.68621, -112.18679
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto H-1 Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto H-3 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto H-3A Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto H-3 Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn right onto H-1 Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- H-4 Trail & H-4B Trail 2 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- H-1 Trail 2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- H-1 Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- H-1 Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Desert Iguana Trail–H-3 Trail Loop, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 722 ft
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