104th Street Spur
2.1 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 46 min
104th Street Spur is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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104th Street Spur
2.1 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 46 min
Elevation 1,612–1,762 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.64329, -111.86511
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Saguaro Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto 104th Street Spur, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 4 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- 104th Street Spur 1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Levee trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Levee trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Levee trail–Lost Dog Wash Trail, 4 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft
- Bell Pass–104th Street Spur, 6 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,677 ft
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