Legend Trail Parkway Connector
4.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Legend Trail Parkway Connector is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Legend Trail Parkway Connector
4.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 2,396–2,581 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: East Ashler Hills Drive · 33.77751, -111.89564
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 76° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Whisper Rock access, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Legend Trail Parkway Connector, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whisper Rock access, heading W.
- 0.7 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 6:30 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 East Ashler Hills Drive Trailhead
- Whisper Rock access 4.6 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Whisper Rock access 4.6 mi · ▲ 188 ft
- Axle Grease 4.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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- Legend Trail Parkway Connector 4.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Axle Grease 4.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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