New River Trail–Speckled Rattler, 3 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 840 ft · 4 hr 49 min
New River Trail–Speckled Rattler, 3 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Paloma Regional Preserve near Vistancia, AZ. It climbs 840 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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New River Trail–Speckled Rattler, 3 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 840 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,392–1,748 ft
Out & Back · Paloma Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 33.77982, -112.24649
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 80° · precip 4% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto New River Trail, heading S.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Multi-Use Path A, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Speckled Rattler, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Speckled Rattler, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Loop, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach New River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sunrise Loop, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Speckled Rattler, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Speckled Rattler, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Multi-Use Path A, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto New River Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 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 5.5 mi in (~142 min). Leave by 4:10 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- New River Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- New River Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Snodgrass Tank & Pyramid Peak Access 4.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Burro Range via New River Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- New River Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- New River Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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