McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Escondido Trail via Pemberton Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Escondido Trail via Pemberton Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde, AZ. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Escondido Trail via Pemberton Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,767–1,902 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Pemberton Trail · 33.69044, -111.71873
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 81° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pemberton Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Escondido Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Lousley Hill Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Escondido Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Escondido Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pemberton Trail Trailhead
- Pemberton Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Pemberton Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Pemberton Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Pemberton Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Cinch Trail–Scenic Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Chuparosa Trail via Pemberton Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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