Scenic View & Bootlegger Trail via Granite Mtn Loop
3 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Scenic View & Bootlegger Trail via Granite Mtn Loop is a 3-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. The route reaches Scenic View at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Scenic View & Bootlegger Trail via Granite Mtn Loop
3 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 2,583–2,778 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.77004, -111.78943
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bootlegger Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Granite Mtn Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Scenic Spur, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Scenic View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Granite Mtn Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bootlegger Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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