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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Hackamore Trail–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Hackamore Trail–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 5 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,530 – 2,602 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Malpais Trail 33.79210, -111.87919
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ
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Hackamore Trail–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 2,531–2,602 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Malpais Trail · 33.79210, -111.87919

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Malpais Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Legend Trail Parkway Connector, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Old Trail 19, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hackamore Trail, heading S.
  10. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 miReach Malpais Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 19, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Legend Trail Parkway Connector, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto Malpais Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hackamore-trail-old-trail-16-dare-a-sarah-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

76% dirt17% sand7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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