McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Golden Eagle Trail–Lower Sonoran Trail, 5 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft · 4 hr
Golden Eagle Trail–Lower Sonoran Trail, 5 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fountain View, AZ. It climbs 1,671 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,087 – 2,828 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Leg Trail 33.62535, -111.76367
Nearest town Fountain View, AZ
Directions
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Golden Eagle Trail–Lower Sonoran Trail, 5 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 2,086–2,830 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: North Leg Trail · 33.62535, -111.76367
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start on North Leg Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Western Trail (Hard), heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mesquite Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lower Sonoran Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Dixie Mine Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miReach North Leg Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lower Sonoran Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mesquite Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Mequite Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Western Trail (Hard), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Leg Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM
More from North Leg Trail Trailhead
- Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult)–North Leg Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- North Leg Trail–Promenade Trail (Moderate), 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 832 ft
- Mesquite Hollow Trail–North Leg Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 924 ft
- Lower Ridgeline–North Leg Trail, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 934 ft
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