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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Harris's Hawk Vista–Caballo Trail, 4 sights

1.5 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 40 min

Harris's Hawk Vista–Caballo Trail, 4 sights is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Troon, AZ. The route reaches Harris's Hawk Vista at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 341 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,733 – 3,114 ft1.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Caballo Trail 33.69677, -111.80065
Nearest town Troon, AZ
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Harris's Hawk Vista–Caballo Trail, 4 sights

1.5 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 40 min

Elevation 2,733–3,113 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Caballo Trail · 33.69677, -111.80065

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Caballo Trail, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Tom's Thumb Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Feldspar Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tom's Thumb Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach Harris's Hawk Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Feldspar Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Tom's Thumb Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Caballo Trail, heading NE.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/harriss-hawk-vista-caballo-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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