Western Vista–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 900 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Western Vista–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. The route reaches Western Vista. It climbs 900 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Western Vista–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 900 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,570–2,080 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: HOA Path · 33.75218, -112.10702
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 81° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on HOA Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Western Vista Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Western Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Bobcat Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Valle Verde Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mountain Loop, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto HOA Path, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from HOA Path Trailhead
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- Dixie Mountain–Dixie Summit Viewpoint, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 728 ft
- Bobcat Trail–HOA Path, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Bobcat Trail–Desert Tortoise Trail, 5 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 793 ft
- Dixie Mountain–Dixie Summit Viewpoint, 5 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 799 ft
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