Bush Lite & Scorpion Alley Trail via Scorpion Trail
5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Bush Lite & Scorpion Alley Trail via Scorpion Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Fort McDowell, AZ. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bush Lite & Scorpion Alley Trail via Scorpion Trail
5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,426–1,615 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.54525, -111.61278
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Scorpion Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Scorpion Alley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Stinger Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bush Lite Loop, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bush Lite, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Scorpion Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Scorpion Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Scorpion Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Scorpion Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Scorpion Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Bush Lite Loop–Bush Lite, 4 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Bush Lite–Goat Trail, 8 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 1,453 ft
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