Bush Lite–Scorpion Trail, 3 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Bush Lite–Scorpion Trail, 3 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Fort McDowell, AZ. It climbs 464 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bush Lite–Scorpion Trail, 3 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,366–1,824 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.55343, -111.62279
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Scorpion Trail, heading S.
- 2 miSharp right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Stinger Loop, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Bush Lite Loop, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bush Lite, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Scorpion Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Scorpion Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Scorpion Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Scorpion Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- Scorpion Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- L'Alpe D'Huez Trail & Scorpion Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 745 ft
- High Ridge Trail–Iron Goat Trail, 5 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,408 ft
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