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Upper Hawes

4.4 mi · ▲ 990 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Upper Hawes is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It climbs 990 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,926 – 2,330 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.47708, -111.63519
Nearest town Desert Vista Estates III, AZ
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Upper Hawes

4.4 mi · ▲ 990 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 1,926–2,329 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.47708, -111.63519

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  3. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Microwave DH, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftReach Upper Hawes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 250 ftBear left onto Microwave DH, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miBear right onto Upper Hawes, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading N.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading N.
  26. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-hawes-out-back

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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