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Paloma Regional Preserve

Miner's Draw–Speckled Rattler, 5 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,393 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Miner's Draw–Speckled Rattler, 5 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Paloma Regional Preserve near Vistancia, AZ. It climbs 1,393 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,398 – 1,749 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: New River Trail 33.75416, -112.25153
Nearest town Vistancia, AZ
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Miner's Draw–Speckled Rattler, 5 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,393 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,397–1,748 ft

Out & Back · Paloma Regional Preserve

Trailhead: New River Trail · 33.75416, -112.25153

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Dixileta Drive, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Multi-Use Path A, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto Speckled Rattler, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Speckled Rattler, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Loop, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sunrise Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Sunrise Loop, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading S.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Miner's Draw, heading SE.
  16. 0.9 miReach West Dixileta Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading W.
  19. 100 ftBear left onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Loop, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sunrise Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftTurn left onto Sunrise Loop, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading N.
  26. 1.6 miTurn right onto Speckled Rattler, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Speckled Rattler, heading NE.
  29. 0.6 miTurn right onto Multi-Use Path A, heading E.
  30. 350 ftTurn left onto West Dixileta Drive, heading NE.
  31. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/miners-draw-speckled-rattler-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

74% dirt1% paved25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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