Tin Can Tank–Cactus Wren Trail, 4 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Tin Can Tank–Cactus Wren Trail, 4 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. The route reaches Tin Can Tank at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 622 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tin Can Tank–Cactus Wren Trail, 4 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,570–1,912 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: HOA Path · 33.75218, -112.10702
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on HOA Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Cactus Wren Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Tin Can Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Valle Verde Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto HOA Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Western Vista–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 900 ft
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