McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Service Road #2 via Gooseneck Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Service Road #2 via Gooseneck Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,500 – 2,677 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Black Hill Trail 33.74566, -111.79449
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ

Directions

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Service Road #2 via Gooseneck Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 2,502–2,678 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Black Hill Trail · 33.74566, -111.79449

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Black Hill Trail, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gooseneck Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Service Road #2, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miReach Service Road #2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading NE.
  12. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Black Hill Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

69% dirt1% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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