McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Axle Grease

3.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Axle Grease is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,435 – 2,474 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.78483, -111.89466
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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Axle Grease

3.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 2,435–2,475 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.78483, -111.89466

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Axle Grease, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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