Desert Spring Park Lake–104th Street Spur, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Desert Spring Park Lake–104th Street Spur, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. The route reaches Desert Spring Park Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 241 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Desert Spring Park Lake–104th Street Spur, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,680–1,894 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 104th Street Spur · 33.64016, -111.85674
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 83° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 104th Street Spur, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Desert Park Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Desert Spring Park Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto 104th Street Spur, heading E.
- 0.4 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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