Brown's Ranch Road–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Brown's Ranch Road–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Brown's Ranch Road–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 2,531–2,648 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Malpais Trail · 33.79210, -111.87919
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Malpais Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Legend Trail Parkway Connector, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 21, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 21, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Malpais Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 21, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 21, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Legend Trail Parkway Connector, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Malpais Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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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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