Trails

A flat, sunny, rock-lined dirt trail branches off to an observation platform
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The Desert Trail at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge.

Nature Trail

  • Open Season: Year-round
  • Length: 1 mile
  • Location of trail: Next to Goose Loop, auto-tour route
  • Surface: Gravel
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Information: The trail head is located at the parking lot and comfort station, near the start of the Goose Loop. The trail begins and ends at this location. Visitors walk through a gallery forest of cottonwood, willow, and mesquite trees. An observation platform is located mid-way along the trail, as well as benches at multiple locations.

Desert Trail

  • Open Season: Year-round
  • Length: 0.25 miles
  • Location of trail: Next to refuge headquarters/visitor center
  • Surface: Gravel
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Information: The trail head is located next to the refuge headquarters/visitor center, at an observation platform. The trail begins and ends at this location. Numbered posts set along the trail correspond to a trail brochure and highlight some of the interesting features of the Sonoran Desert.

Cornfield Nature Trail

Open Season: Year-round Location of trail: Next to Goose Loop, auto-tour route Surface: Gravel Information: The trail head is located at the parking lot and comfort station, near the start of the Goose Loop. The trail begins and ends at this location. Visitors walk through a gallery forest of cottonwood, willow, and mesquite trees. An observation platform is located mid-way along the trail, as well as benches at multiple locations. 
Trail Length (mi)
0.93
Trail Difficulty
Difficulty Meter / introductory
Easy
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