Nighthawk Wash Trail & Noso Trail via Levee Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,759 – 1,821 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.45136, -111.61541
Nearest town Desert Vista Estates III, AZ
Directions
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Nighthawk Wash Trail & Noso Trail via Levee Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 56 min
Elevation 1,760–1,821 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.45136, -111.61541
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Levee Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Channel Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Noso Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Blevins Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Nighthawk Wash Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Channel Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Levee Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% dirt30% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 98°F80°
Feels like91°Precip10%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat
100°79°
Sun
102°79°
Mon
100°86°
Tue
102°87°
Wed
102°85°
33%
Thu
98°79°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
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