Ridge Trail & Saddle Trail Loop via Hawes Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Ridge Trail & Saddle Trail Loop via Hawes Trail is a 4.9-mile loop near Sunshine Acres, AZ. It climbs 538 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ridge Trail & Saddle Trail Loop via Hawes Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 1,354–1,821 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Roadrunner Trail · 33.50980, -111.68426
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Roadrunner Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Saddle Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Hawes Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Roadrunner Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Granite Trail–Mine Trail, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Red Mountain & Ridge Trail via Hawes Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Mine Trail–Ridge Trail, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed) 5.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Bush Lite West 6.2 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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