McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Legend Trail Parkway Connector

3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Legend Trail Parkway Connector is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,471 – 2,582 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.79195, -111.88951
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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Legend Trail Parkway Connector

3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 2,471–2,581 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.79195, -111.88951

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Legend Trail Parkway Connector, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

16% sand84% 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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