Harris's Hawk Vista & Feldspar Trail via Tom's Thumb Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 37 min
Harris's Hawk Vista & Feldspar Trail via Tom's Thumb Trail is a 1.4-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 296 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Harris's Hawk Vista & Feldspar Trail via Tom's Thumb Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 37 min
Elevation 2,791–3,113 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.69615, -111.80346
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 93°F / low 76° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tom's Thumb Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Feldspar Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tom's Thumb Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Harris's Hawk Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Feldspar Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tom's Thumb Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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