Solar Oasis–26th Street, 4 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. The route reaches Solar Oasis at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 2,291 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,047 – 3,163 ft · steepest grade: 21%16.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North 30th Street 33.84988, -112.01742
Nearest town Dove Valley Ranch, AZ
Directions
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Solar Oasis–26th Street, 4 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,291 ft · 6 hr 31 min
Elevation 2,049–3,164 ft
Out & Back · Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Trailhead: North 30th Street · 33.84988, -112.01742
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on North 30th Street, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bentley Mine Road, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto 26th Street, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Elephant Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Tortuga Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Solar Oasis, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tortuga Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Elephant Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading SW.
- 4.1 miContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 26th Street, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mountain Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bentley Mine Road, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto North 30th Street, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
64% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 96°F77°
Feels like84°Precip3%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
98°79°
Sun
101°81°
Mon
100°86°
Tue
102°86°
Wed
99°87°
19%
Thu
102°85°
21%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from North 30th Street Trailhead
- Bentley Mine Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Jims Spring & 26th Street 2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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