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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Anasazi Spur & Lost Dog Wash Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 872 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Anasazi Spur & Lost Dog Wash Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It climbs 872 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,568 – 2,093 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.62656, -111.85640
Nearest town McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ
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Anasazi Spur & Lost Dog Wash Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 872 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 1,568–2,093 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.62656, -111.85640

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 99°F / low 83° · precip 4% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 200 ftSharp left onto Quartz Trail, heading NE.
  5. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading SE.
  6. 2.3 miBear right onto Kovach Family Nature Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Anasazi Spur, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftReach Lost Dog Wash Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Kovach Family Nature Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading NW.
  17. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Quartz Trail, heading W.
  18. 2.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 200 ftTurn right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/anasazi-spur-lost-dog-wash-trail-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 99°F83°
Feels like89°Precip4%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 101°82°
Sun 103°79°
Mon 102°91°
Tue 103°91°
Wed 102°90° 24%
Thu 104°88° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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