High Desert Trail–Old Moto Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 39 min
High Desert Trail–Old Moto Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,704 – 2,894 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.81399, -111.78760
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
Directions
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High Desert Trail–Old Moto Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 2,703–2,893 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.81399, -111.78760
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 77° · precip 7% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto 3264, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto U2271, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto High Desert Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Old Moto Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach U2271, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto High Desert Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto U2271, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto 3264, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 94°F77°
Feels like85°Precip7%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat
96°75°
Sun
98°79°
Mon
96°81°
Tue
98°81°
Wed
98°82°
24%
Thu
95°76°
28%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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