McDowell Sonoran Preserve

East Ashler Hills Drive

2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 52 min

East Ashler Hills Drive is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,375 – 2,471 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.78761, -111.89126
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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East Ashler Hills Drive

2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 52 min

Elevation 2,377–2,471 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.78761, -111.89126

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Whisper Rock access, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Ashler Hills Drive, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Whisper Rock access, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

48% dirt17% paved35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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