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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Jane Rau Interpretive Viewpoint–Brown's Ranch Road, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Jane Rau Interpretive Viewpoint–Brown's Ranch Road, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. The route reaches Jane Rau Interpretive Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 497 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,310 – 2,766 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.74334, -111.88791
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ
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Jane Rau Interpretive Viewpoint–Brown's Ranch Road, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 2,309–2,766 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.74334, -111.88791

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 76° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Latigo Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Social Trail, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Sidewinder, heading NE.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Crested Saguaro, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Social Trail, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Rock Tank Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Powerline Road #2, heading NE.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right onto Latigo Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left onto Sunset Vista Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Jane Rau Interpretive Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miReach Jane Rau Interpretive Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 200 ftContinue straight onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Vista Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Latigo Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road #2, heading NW.
  25. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rock Tank Trail, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Social Trail, heading W.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crested Saguaro, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Sidewinder, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miBear right onto Social Trail, heading W.
  34. 100 ftTurn left onto Latigo Trail, heading SW.
  35. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jane-rau-interpretive-viewpoint-browns-ranch-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 98°F76°
Feels like90°Precip2%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 95°77°
Sun 97°79°
Mon 98°85°
Tue 100°85°
Wed 98°84° 20%
Thu 96°84° 27%

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.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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