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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Axle Grease

5.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Axle Grease is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,375 – 2,474 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

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

5.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 2,377–2,475 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. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Whisper Rock access, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  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. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Whisper Rock access, heading NW.
  31. 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Ashler Hills Drive, heading SE.
  32. 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-9-km-56ca

Trail surface

31% dirt8% paved61% 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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