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Hawes Trail–Red Mountain, 3 sights

10.3 mi · ▲ 2,292 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Hawes Trail–Red Mountain, 3 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It climbs 2,292 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,421 – 2,330 ft · steepest grade: 24%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.47824, -111.63646
Nearest town Desert Vista Estates III, AZ
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Hawes Trail–Red Mountain, 3 sights

10.3 mi · ▲ 2,292 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,420–2,329 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.47824, -111.63646

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  3. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Upper Hawes, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Microwave DH, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  16. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Red Mountain, heading W.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hawes Trail, heading W.
  18. 1.4 miReach Upper Hawes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Red Mountain, heading S.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading SW.
  21. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miBear left onto Microwave DH, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Upper Hawes, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miBear right onto Upper Hawes, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading E.
  29. 250 ftContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading E.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading E.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading E.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading E.
  34. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 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/hawes-loop-trail-hawes-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.

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