Gateway Saddle–104th Street Spur Loop, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 683 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Gateway Saddle–104th Street Spur Loop, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. The route reaches Gateway Saddle. It climbs 683 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gateway Saddle–104th Street Spur Loop, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 683 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 1,686–2,380 ft
Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 104th Street Spur · 33.64016, -111.85674
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 83° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 104th Street Spur, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Gateway Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Saguaro Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gateway Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miPass Gateway Saddle.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Levee trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto 104th Street Spur, heading W.
- 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 6:31 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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