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Cedar Tank–Cinch Trail Loop, 5 sights is an 11.8-mile loop in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fort McDowell, AZ. The route reaches Cedar Tank. It climbs 685 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,680 – 2,264 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.67302, -111.70222
Nearest town Fort McDowell, AZ

Directions

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Cedar Tank–Cinch Trail Loop, 5 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 1,681–2,265 ft

Loop · McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.67302, -111.70222

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 81° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 500 ftBear left onto Shallmo Wash Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Sport Loop, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miSharp right onto Pemberton Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Granite Trail, heading N.
  10. 2.1 miTurn right onto Lariat Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.4 miSharp right onto Pemberton Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1.2 miPass Cedar Tank.
  13. 2.1 miTurn left onto Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  14. 2.2 miSharp left onto Cinch Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Escondido Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftThe 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

86% dirt1% sand13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 99°F81°
Feels like95°Precip5%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat 98°81°
Sun 100°81°
Mon 101°84°
Tue 103°86°
Wed 103°86° 28%
Thu 99°83° 27%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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