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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Axle Grease

5.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Axle Grease is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,375 – 2,471 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Ashler Hills Drive 33.77754, -111.89950
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ
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Axle Grease

5.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 2,377–2,472 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: East Ashler Hills Drive · 33.77754, -111.89950

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

  1. Start on East Ashler Hills Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whisper Rock access, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Axle Grease, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  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 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Whisper Rock access, heading N.
  29. 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Ashler Hills Drive, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miArrive 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/axle-grease-out-back-8-km-6017

Trail surface

37% dirt8% paved55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 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.

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