Upper Hawes
2.8 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Upper Hawes is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It climbs 417 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,723 – 2,047 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.48914, -111.65163
Nearest town Las Alegres, AZ
Directions
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Upper Hawes
2.8 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,722–2,049 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.48914, -111.65163
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Upper Hawes, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hawes Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Magic Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Upper Secret Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Magic Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Hawes Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
61% dirt33% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Upper Hawes 2.3 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Upper Hawes 2.5 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Upper Hawes 2.6 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- Hawes Loop Trail & Upper Hawes 2.6 mi · ▲ 722 ft
- Secret Trail via Upper Hawes 2.8 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Boulderdash Trail–Cactus Garden Trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 817 ft
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