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Sonoran Preserve

Valle Verde Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Valle Verde Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. It climbs 465 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,565 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72912, -112.09094
Nearest town Adobe, AZ
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Valle Verde Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,566–1,803 ft

Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.72912, -112.09094

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Valle Verde Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 300 ftArrive 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/valle-verde-trail-out-back-4-km-82d7

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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