Valle Verde Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop
4.8 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Valle Verde Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Wild Flower, AZ. It climbs 517 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Valle Verde Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop
4.8 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,612–1,906 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.72592, -112.07242
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 4% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Valle Verde Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Valle Verde Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Tin Can Tank–Cactus Wren Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Hawk's Nest Trail & Valle Verde Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop 6.4 mi · ▲ 782 ft
- East Happy Valley Road & North Cave Creek Dam Road 7.5 mi · ▲ 707 ft
- HOA Path & Valle Verde Trail via Dixie Mountain Loop 7.7 mi · ▲ 899 ft
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