Raccoon Bluff–Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed) Loop, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile loop near Las Alegres, AZ. The route reaches Raccoon Bluff. It climbs 369 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,332 – 1,618 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.54396, -111.63536
Nearest town Las Alegres, AZ
Directions
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Raccoon Bluff–Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed) Loop, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,331–1,616 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 33.54396, -111.63536
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Raccoon Bluff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Raccoon Bluff.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
43% dirt57% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 100°F83°
Feels like88°Precip6%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat
102°83°
Sun
104°81°
Mon
103°87°
Tue
105°87°
Wed
103°87°
27%
Thu
104°85°
21%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Raccoon Bluff Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 448 ft
- North Phon D Sutton Road Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Bush Lite West 6 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Bush Lite West 6.6 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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