Raccoon Bluff–Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Fort McDowell, AZ. The route reaches Raccoon Bluff. It climbs 524 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,332 – 1,595 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.54689, -111.64573
Nearest town Fort McDowell, AZ
Directions
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Raccoon Bluff–Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,331–1,596 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.54689, -111.64573
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Raccoon Bluff.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto North Phon D Sutton Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed), heading S.
- 450 ftReach Raccoon Bluff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Phon D Sutton Road, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 101°F83°
Feels like88°Precip6%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat
102°84°
Sun
104°82°
Mon
103°87°
Tue
105°87°
Wed
103°87°
27%
Thu
105°86°
21%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Bush Lite West 5.7 mi · ▲ 753 ft
- Bush Lite West 6.3 mi · ▲ 779 ft
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- Mine Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 737 ft
- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 710 ft
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