Falcon Trail–Pino Trail Loop, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 42 min
Falcon Trail–Pino Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Happy Valley Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Falcon Trail–Pino Trail Loop, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 42 min
Elevation 1,983–2,075 ft
Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Desert Trail · 33.71792, -111.90789
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 99°F / low 79° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start on Pino Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Falcon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Aquatic Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Falcon Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Pino Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Americana Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Summerpoint Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pino Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
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