McDowell Sonoran Preserve

East Ashler Hills Drive

4 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 24 min

East Ashler Hills Drive is a 4-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,375 – 2,467 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.77337, -111.89108
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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East Ashler Hills Drive

4 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 2,377–2,467 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.77337, -111.89108

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Whisper Rock access, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Ashler Hills Drive, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Whisper Rock access, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

65% dirt11% paved24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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.

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