104th Street Spur–Levee trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 49 min
104th Street Spur–Levee trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It climbs 496 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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104th Street Spur–Levee trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,648–1,929 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 104th Street Spur · 33.64016, -111.85674
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 83° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 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 miReach 104th Street Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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