Chuparosa Trail & Tortoise Trail via Pemberton Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde, AZ. It is mostly level, with 241 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,775 – 1,965 ft8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail Trailhead;Tortoise Trail Trailhead 33.69304, -111.72910
Nearest town Rio Verde, AZ
Directions
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Chuparosa Trail & Tortoise Trail via Pemberton Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 1,773–1,965 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail Trailhead;Tortoise Trail Trailhead · 33.69304, -111.72910
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tortoise Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Chuparosa Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto North Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach Tortoise Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Chuparosa Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Tortoise Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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