Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult)–Lost Dog Wash Trail, 4 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 2,241 ft · 6 hr 9 min
Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult)–Lost Dog Wash Trail, 4 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It climbs 2,241 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult)–Lost Dog Wash Trail, 4 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 2,241 ft · 6 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,873–2,975 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.62573, -111.83400
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 81° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Quartz Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Jeep Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Ringtail Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Sunrise Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Andrew/Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading SE.
- 2.5 miSharp left onto Western Trail (Hard), heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Lost Dog Wash Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Western Trail (Hard), heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Sunrise Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Ringtail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Jeep Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Quartz Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 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.
More from this trailhead
- Quartz Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Lost Dog Wash Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 240 ft
- Quartz Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 266 ft
- Quartz Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Quartz Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Quartz Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 319 ft
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