Sonoran Preserve

Hawk's Nest Trail & Valle Verde Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop

6.4 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Hawk's Nest Trail & Valle Verde Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. It climbs 610 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,522 – 1,913 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72634, -112.09414
Nearest town Adobe, AZ

Directions

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Hawk's Nest Trail & Valle Verde Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop

6.4 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,522–1,912 ft

Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.72634, -112.09414

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Valle Verde Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.2 miBear left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Hawk's Nest Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miReach Valle Verde Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 101°F81°
Feels like86°Precip4%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sun 103°79°
Mon 103°90°
Tue 104°91°
Wed 102°90° 20%
Thu 105°90° 22%
Fri 97°83° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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