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Sonoran Preserve

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

4.7 mi · ▲ 759 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Hawk's Nest Trail & Valle Verde Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. It climbs 759 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,565 – 1,913 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72912, -112.09094
Nearest town Adobe, AZ
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Hawk's Nest Trail & Valle Verde Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop

4.7 mi · ▲ 759 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,566–1,912 ft

Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.72912, -112.09094

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Valle Verde Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Hawk's Nest Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miReach Valle Verde Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 250 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/hawks-nest-trail-valle-verde-trail-out-back-8-km-1b51

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 101°F81°
Feels like86°Precip4%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 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 1.9 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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