L'Alpe D'Huez Trail & Scorpion Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 745 ft · 3 hr 4 min
L'Alpe D'Huez Trail & Scorpion Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Fort McDowell, AZ. It climbs 745 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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L'Alpe D'Huez Trail & Scorpion Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 745 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,366–2,133 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.55343, -111.62279
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Scorpion Trail, heading S.
- 2 miBear left onto Wild Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Lance's Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto L'Alpe D'Huez Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Scorpion Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Lance's Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Scorpion Trail, heading NW.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Scorpion Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Scorpion Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Scorpion Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- Scorpion Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- Bush Lite–Scorpion Trail, 3 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 464 ft
- High Ridge Trail–Iron Goat Trail, 5 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,408 ft
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