Latigo Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 49 min
Latigo Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Latigo Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 49 min
Elevation 2,278–2,414 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.74497, -111.89078
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Powerline Road #2, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Latigo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Social Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Sidewinder, heading N.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right onto Social Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Latigo Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Powerline Road #2, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 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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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.
More from this trailhead
- Powerline Road #2–Rawhyde Wash Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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