McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Cloudburst Trail–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Cloudburst Trail–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,543 – 2,687 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Legend Trail Parkway Connector 33.79335, -111.87781
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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Cloudburst Trail–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 2,543–2,686 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Legend Trail Parkway Connector · 33.79335, -111.87781

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Legend Trail Parkway Connector, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Old Trail 19, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Hawknest Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cloudburst Trail, heading E.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cone Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftBear right onto Cloudburst Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftReach Legend Trail Parkway Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Cone Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miBear left onto Cloudburst Trail, heading W.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hawknest Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear right onto Old Trail 19, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Legend Trail Parkway Connector, heading N.
  23. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

38% dirt35% sand27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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