New River Trail & West Dixileta Drive
3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min
New River Trail & West Dixileta Drive is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Paloma Regional Preserve near Vistancia, AZ. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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New River Trail & West Dixileta Drive
3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,409–1,459 ft
Out & Back · Paloma Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Multi-Use Path A · 33.74753, -112.24660
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Multi-Use Path A, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto West Dixileta Drive, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto New River Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftReach West Dixileta Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto West Dixileta Drive, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Multi-Use Path A, heading W.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Multi-Use Path A Trailhead
- Multi-Use Path A 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- West Wing Mountain–Speckled Rattler, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Multi-Use Path A & New River Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Compass Rose–East-West Connector, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- West Wing Mountain–Crankset, 6 sights 7 mi · ▲ 669 ft
- Burro Range–Multi-Use Path A, 4 sights 9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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