Red Mountain & Ridge Trail via Hawes Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Red Mountain & Ridge Trail via Hawes Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Sunshine Acres, AZ. It climbs 396 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Red Mountain & Ridge Trail via Hawes Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,354–1,720 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Roadrunner Trail · 33.50980, -111.68426
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 84° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Roadrunner Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Hawes Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Mountain, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hawes Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Roadrunner Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 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 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Ridge Trail & Saddle Trail Loop via Hawes Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 538 ft
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