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Sonoran Preserve

Union Peak–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 999 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Union Peak–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. The route reaches Union Peak at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 999 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,578 – 2,267 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bobcat Trailhead 33.77012, -112.10076
Nearest town Adobe, AZ
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Union Peak–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 999 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,577–2,268 ft

Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Bobcat Trailhead · 33.77012, -112.10076

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bobcat Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NE.
  3. 1.8 miSharp left onto Valle Verde Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Union Peak Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miReach Union Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Cactus Wren Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 3 miTurn right onto Bobcat Trail, heading W.
  12. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/union-peak-bobcat-trail-out-back-5-sights-16-km

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 4:32 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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