Latigo Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Latigo Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It climbs 280 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Latigo Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 2,588–2,845 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 118th St. Trail · 33.75771, -111.82606
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 74° · precip 5% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Latigo Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Latigo Access Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Latigo Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Latigo Access Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Latigo Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from 118th St. Trail Trailhead
- Yucca Trail Loop via Powerline Road #2 3.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- The Amphitheater–118th St. Trail, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Sunset Vista–Brown's Ranch Road Loop, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Powerline Road #2 3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail–118th St. Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Cholla Mtn Viewpoint–118th St. Trail, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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