Axle Grease–Old Trail 19, 3 sights
8 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Axle Grease–Old Trail 19, 3 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Carefree, AZ. It climbs 407 ft. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Axle Grease–Old Trail 19, 3 sights
8 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 2,456–2,885 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road) · 33.81642, -111.83760
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 75° · precip 7% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Stagecoach Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 22 - Stage Route, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Malpais Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Trail 23 - West Express, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 20, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Old Trail 19, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Axle Grease, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Hawknest Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Old Trail 23 - West Express, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Axle Grease, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Old Trail 19, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 23 - West Express, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Malpais Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Trail 22 - Stage Route, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Stagecoach Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 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 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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