McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Coyote Canyon Trail & Trail #513 via Dove Valley Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Coyote Canyon Trail & Trail #513 via Dove Valley Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It climbs 369 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,743 – 2,950 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Flagstaff Power Line Road 33.81231, -111.83932
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ

Directions

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Coyote Canyon Trail & Trail #513 via Dove Valley Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 2,742–2,948 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: North Flagstaff Power Line Road · 33.81231, -111.83932

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 75° · precip 7% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Trail #513, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto U2266, heading E.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dove Valley Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto The Divide Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dove Valley Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto High Desert Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 1 miTurn right onto Coyote Canyon Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Granite Mtn Loop, heading SE.
  19. 1 miReach Trail #513, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 1 miTurn right onto Coyote Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto High Desert Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 450 ftTurn left onto Dove Valley Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.4 miContinue straight onto The Divide Trail, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dove Valley Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 100 ftTurn left onto U2266, heading W.
  30. 500 ftTurn left onto Trail #513, heading NW.
  31. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 0.3 miBear left onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading NW.
  34. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F75°
Feels like84°Precip7%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 94°74°
Sun 97°79°
Mon 96°81°
Tue 97°81°
Wed 97°82° 23%
Thu 94°75° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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