McDowell Sonoran Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi2,277 – 2,415 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.74497, -111.89078
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Powerline Road #2, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Latigo Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Social Trail, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Sidewinder, heading N.
  9. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftBear right onto Social Trail, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Latigo Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftBear right onto Powerline Road #2, heading S.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 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.

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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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