Levee trail–Lost Dog Wash Trail, 4 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Levee trail–Lost Dog Wash Trail, 4 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It climbs 1,318 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Levee trail–Lost Dog Wash Trail, 4 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,602–2,093 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.64155, -111.86630
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto 104th Street Spur, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Levee trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Paradise Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Quartz Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftReach Levee trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Quartz Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Paradise Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Levee trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Crossover Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto 104th Street Spur, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 2 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- 104th Street Spur 2.1 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Levee trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Bell Pass–104th Street Spur, 6 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,677 ft
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