McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Lariat Trail via Granite Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Lariat Trail via Granite Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde Estates, AZ. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lariat Trail via Granite Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 2,049–2,264 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.69294, -111.73831
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
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- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Granite Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Lariat Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miReach Lariat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Granite Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 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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More from this trailhead
- Bluff Trail via Stoneman Wash Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Pemberton Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Pemberton Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Scenic Trail via Pemberton Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Pemberton Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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