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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Dare A Sarah Option–Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, 7 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Dare A Sarah Option–Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, 7 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,421 – 2,566 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powerline Road #2 33.75109, -111.87634
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ
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Dare A Sarah Option–Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, 7 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 2,423–2,567 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Powerline Road #2 · 33.75109, -111.87634

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

  1. Start on Crested Saguaro, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Social Trail, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Rock Tank Trail, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto K-Rock Slab Drop, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto K-Rock Hi Slab Drop, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto K-Rock Low Slab Loop, heading N.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto K-Rock Hi Slab Drop, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Sidewinder Loop 1, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Sidewinder, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Loop 1, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Loop 2, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Latigo Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto West Express, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dare A Sarah Option, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading N.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftBear right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftTurn right onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftBear right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NE.
  21. 200 ftTurn right onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Scorpion Trail, heading N.
  24. 50 ftSharp right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading N.
  25. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hackamore Trail, heading N.
  26. 200 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NW.
  27. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 19, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto Rawhide Wash Trail, heading NE.
  29. 200 ftReach Sidewinder Loop 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 200 ftTurn left onto Old Trail 19, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading N.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hackamore Trail, heading S.
  33. 150 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading S.
  34. 0.6 miSharp left onto Scorpion Trail, heading W.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading SW.
  36. 0.1 miBear left onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading SW.
  38. 250 ftBear left onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading S.
  39. 100 ftTurn left onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading S.
  40. 100 ftBear left onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading E.
  41. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading E.
  42. 450 ftTurn left onto Dare A Sarah Option, heading SW.
  43. 450 ftContinue straight onto West Express, heading S.
  44. 250 ftContinue straight onto Latigo Trail, heading S.
  45. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sidewinder Loop 2, heading S.
  46. 250 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Loop 1, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftBear left onto Sidewinder Loop 1, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftBear right onto K-Rock Hi Slab Drop, heading SW.
  50. 50 ftSharp left onto K-Rock Low Slab Loop, heading S.
  51. 50 ftSharp right onto K-Rock Hi Slab Drop, heading S.
  52. 50 ftBear left onto K-Rock Slab Drop, heading S.
  53. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Tank Trail, heading S.
  55. 50 ftTurn right onto Social Trail, heading S.
  56. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  57. 50 ftTurn left onto Crested Saguaro, heading S.
  58. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dare-a-sarah-option-old-trail-16-dare-a-sarah-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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