McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Axle Grease

4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Axle Grease is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,395 – 2,471 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Ashler Hills Drive 33.77751, -111.89564
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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Axle Grease

4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 2,396–2,472 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: East Ashler Hills Drive · 33.77751, -111.89564

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

  1. Start on Whisper Rock access, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Axle Grease, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Whisper Rock access, heading N.
  28. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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