McDowell Sonoran Preserve

East Ashler Hills Drive

5 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 46 min

East Ashler Hills Drive is a 5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,375 – 2,592 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Ashler Hills Drive 33.77754, -111.89950
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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East Ashler Hills Drive

5 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 2,377–2,592 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: East Ashler Hills Drive · 33.77754, -111.89950

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

  1. Start on East Ashler Hills Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Whisper Rock access, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Ashler Hills Drive, heading S.
  14. 0.2 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

24% dirt8% paved68% 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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