Desert Spring Park Lake & Horseshoe Trail via Desert Park Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Desert Spring Park Lake & Horseshoe Trail via Desert Park Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Pinnacle Peak Heights V-VI, AZ. The route reaches Desert Spring Park Lake. It climbs 673 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Desert Spring Park Lake & Horseshoe Trail via Desert Park Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,685–2,204 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.68016, -111.84475
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Wingspan connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Desert Park Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Desert Spring Park Lake.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Desert Spring Park Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Desert Park Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Wingspan connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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