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.

Elevation

0 mi1,614 – 2,083 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Playground Trail 33.69454, -111.73558
Nearest town Rio Verde Estates, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Rock Nob Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Granite Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miBear right onto Pemberton Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Technical Loop, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Sport Loop, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Technical Loop, heading S.
  10. 1 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sport Loop, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Technical Loop, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Long Loop, heading S.
  15. 2 miTurn right onto Pemberton Trail, heading NW.
  16. 1.1 miTurn left onto Stoneman Wash Trail, heading NE.
  17. 1.5 miSharp right onto Bluff Trail, heading N.
  18. 400 ftContinue straight onto Granite Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 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.

Trail surface

67% dirt16% sand1% paved16% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F79°
Feels like92°Precip5%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat 97°79°
Sun 99°80°
Mon 100°83°
Tue 102°85°
Wed 101°85° 27%
Thu 98°82° 27%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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