104th Street Spur–Anasazi Spur, 7 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft · 4 hr 48 min
104th Street Spur–Anasazi Spur, 7 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It climbs 1,259 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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104th Street Spur–Anasazi Spur, 7 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,648–2,093 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 104th Street Spur · 33.64016, -111.85674
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 99°F / low 83° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 104th Street Spur, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Levee trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Paradise Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Quartz Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Anasazi Spur, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ringtail Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach 104th Street Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Anasazi Spur, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Sunrise Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Quartz Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Paradise Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Levee trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto 104th Street Spur, heading W.
- 0.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from 104th Street Spur Trailhead
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- Desert Spring Park Lake–104th Street Spur, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- Gateway Saddle–104th Street Spur Loop, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 683 ft
- 104th Street Spur–Levee trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 496 ft
- Windgate Pass Viewpoint–104th Street Spur, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 646 ft
- Bell Pass–104th Street Spur, 6 sights 11.3 mi · ▲ 2,343 ft
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