Keefer Hill & West Dixileta Drive
5.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Keefer Hill & West Dixileta Drive is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Paloma Regional Preserve near Parkview Estates, AZ. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Keefer Hill & West Dixileta Drive
5.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 1,399–1,481 ft
Out & Back · Paloma Regional Preserve
Trailhead: New River Trail · 33.74053, -112.21992
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 79° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on New River Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Keefer Hill, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto New River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Multi-Use Path A, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto West Dixileta Drive, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach Keefer Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Multi-Use Path A, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto New River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Keefer Hill, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from New River Trail Trailhead
- East-West Connector–Keefer Hill, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Biscuit Flat–Compass Rose Loop, 6 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- East-West Connector–Keefer Hill, 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 868 ft
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