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bust out of your burrow and stroll by joebartels Overview
Desert Tortoise Trail is located in the Sonoran Preserve. The western end begins 0.25 miles from the Desert Vista Trailhead via Hawk's Nest Trail. The trail goes 1.1 miles to Valle Vista Trail and has signage on both ends. Tread is wide and exceptionally forgiving for the most part. It appears a popular choice for mountain biking based on a plethora of overlapping tire tracks vs footsteps. Hike From Hawk's Nest, it gently begins ascending for 110 ft then drops down through a ravine. Across and back above the ravine burns very few calories. The trail immediately works around the inlet of a tributary. At 0.35-mi, you ford a shallow ravine and the whisper tortoise crawls on to 0.6-mi. Here it gets real. Turning north, it ascends the big climb. Fear not, for it is only 60 ft.
Short Loop Desert Tortoise Trail can be used as the southern leg of a 2.3-mile loop by heading west to the Valle Vista Trail, turning north on Valle Vista Trail then heading east on the Dixie Mountain Loop back to the end of Hawk's Nest Trail which returns to the trailhead. Our Hero Desert Tortoises spend at least 95% of their life in a burrow.
Check out the Official Route and Triplogs. Leave No Trace and +Add a Triplog after your hike to support this local community. One-Way Notice This hike is listed as One-Way. When hiking several trails on a single "hike", log it with a generic name that describes the hike. Then link the trails traveled, check out the example. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
