Monument Trail via Gooseneck Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Monument Trail via Gooseneck Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 239 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,487 – 2,740 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72338, -111.82644
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ
Directions
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Monument Trail via Gooseneck Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 2,486–2,741 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.72338, -111.82644
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 96°F / low 76° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Service Road #3, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Monument Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Monument Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gooseneck Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Service Road #3, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
62% dirt38% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 96°F76°
Feels like82°Precip4%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity33%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sun
97°79°
Mon
97°83°
Tue
99°82°
Wed
97°82°
22%
Thu
99°81°
23%
Fri
92°75°
21%
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- Gooseneck Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 133 ft
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- Gooseneck Tank–County Park Connector, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Gooseneck Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 213 ft
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