One-way Distance: 1.3 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
MTB Skill level:
Elevation: 1711 - 1860 feet
Cellphone: 3-5 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: Desert Vista
Fee: none
Attractions: Green Valley
The Valle Verde trail is located in the Southern Area of the Sonoran Preserve in Phoenix, Arizona. The upper end of the trail begins off of the Dixie Mountain Loop where it drops down into a small green valley that it crosses before coming to an end at the Great Horned Owl Loop. Enroute it is connected to by the Desert Tortoise and Cactus Wren trails.
The Desert Vista trailhead is located at 1900 West Desert Vista Trail. There are restrooms and water available at the trailhead.
This post begins at the Great Horned Owl Loop end of the trail and follows it to the Dixie Mountain Loop.
The trail starts out on a hard packed surface that takes an easy route across the valley floor.
After going a little over a quarter mile it comes to its junction with the Cactus Wren trail.
From there the trail continues heading toward Dixie Mountain.
Near the three quarter mile point from the Great Horned Owl Loop the Valle Verde trail passes its junction with the Desert Tortoise trail.
After passing the Desert Tortoise junction the trail begins gradually climbing.
As the trail gets into its last quarter mile the climb becomes much steeper and there are one or two spots where there are some loose rocks.
At the 1.3 mile point the Valle Verde trail reaches the Dixie Mountain Loop and comes to an end. From here it is about 8 tenths of a mile to the trailhead.
