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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Dare A Sarah Option–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 8 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Dare A Sarah Option–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 8 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,444 – 2,592 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powerline Road #2 33.75238, -111.87446
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ
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Dare A Sarah Option–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 8 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 2,443–2,592 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Powerline Road #2 · 33.75238, -111.87446

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Rock Tank Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Latigo Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto West Express, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dare A Sarah Option, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading N.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading N.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading N.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Scorpion Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hackamore Trail, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 19, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Legend Trail Parkway Connector, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Malpais Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.4 miReach Rock Tank Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right onto Legend Trail Parkway Connector, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Old Trail 19, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading S.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hackamore Trail, heading S.
  32. 200 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading S.
  33. 0.6 miSharp left onto Scorpion Trail, heading S.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miBear left onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading E.
  37. 200 ftBear left onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading E.
  38. 100 ftTurn left onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading SW.
  39. 100 ftBear left onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading SW.
  40. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading SW.
  41. 450 ftTurn left onto Dare A Sarah Option, heading E.
  42. 450 ftContinue straight onto West Express, heading S.
  43. 250 ftContinue straight onto Latigo Trail, heading S.
  44. 0.4 miBear left onto Rock Tank Trail, heading NW.
  45. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dare-a-sarah-option-legend-trail-parkway-connector-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

79% dirt14% sand7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 4:52 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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