McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Bluff Trail–Stoneman Wash Trail Loop, 3 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Bluff Trail–Stoneman Wash Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 9.6-mile loop in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde Estates, AZ. It climbs 574 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bluff Trail–Stoneman Wash Trail Loop, 3 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,616–2,083 ft
Loop · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Playground Trail · 33.69454, -111.73558
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Nob Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Granite Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Pemberton Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Technical Loop, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sport Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Technical Loop, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sport Loop, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Technical Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Long Loop, heading S.
- 2 miTurn right onto Pemberton Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Stoneman Wash Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Bluff Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Granite Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miThe loop closes 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Playground Trail Trailhead
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Granite Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Wagner Trail via Granite Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Pemberton Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Pemberton Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 187 ft
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