Westwing Mountain Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,398 – 1,749 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Westwing Mountain Trail 33.72808, -112.24933
Nearest town Westbrook Village, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Westwing Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftSharp left onto Sunrise Loop, heading W.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.6 miTurn right onto Speckled Rattler, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Speckled Rattler, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Multi-Use Path A, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftReach Westwing Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 300 ftTurn left onto Speckled Rattler, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Speckled Rattler, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Loop, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftSharp right onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading S.
  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

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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