East Ashler Hills Drive
4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 23 min
East Ashler Hills Drive is a 4-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East Ashler Hills Drive
4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 2,377–2,467 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.77337, -111.89108
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 75° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whisper Rock access, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Ashler Hills Drive, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whisper Rock access, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
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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.
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- East Ashler Hills Drive 4 mi · ▲ 133 ft
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