Speckled Rattler & Westwing Mountain Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Speckled Rattler & Westwing Mountain Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Westwing Mountain Preserve near Westbrook Village, AZ. It climbs 707 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Speckled Rattler & Westwing Mountain Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,399–1,748 ft
Out & Back · Westwing Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Westwing Mountain Trail · 33.72808, -112.24933
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Westwing Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Sunrise Loop, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Speckled Rattler, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Speckled Rattler, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Multi-Use Path A, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Westwing Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Speckled Rattler, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Speckled Rattler, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Loop, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Westwing Mountain Trail, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Westwing Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Sunrise Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- West Wing Mountain & Westwing Mountain Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Westwing Mountain Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 576 ft
- Westwing Mountain Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- Mine Shaft Pass–Sunrise Loop, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 773 ft
- Bat Cave–Miner's Ruin, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 541 ft
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