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

  1. Start on North Leg Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Western Trail (Hard), heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mesquite Hollow Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading W.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lower Sonoran Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miSharp right onto Dixie Mine Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1 miReach North Leg Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miSharp left onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading W.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lower Sonoran Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mesquite Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left onto Mequite Hollow Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Western Trail (Hard), heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Leg Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM

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