Lost Dog Overlook & Promenade Trail (Moderate) via Sunrise Trail
10 mi · ▲ 1,706 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Lost Dog Overlook & Promenade Trail (Moderate) via Sunrise Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Fountain View, AZ. The route reaches Lost Dog Overlook at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 1,706 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lost Dog Overlook & Promenade Trail (Moderate) via Sunrise Trail
10 mi · ▲ 1,706 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,919–2,975 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult) · 33.62128, -111.77653
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 79° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Western Trail (Hard), heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Sunrise Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Ringtail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Lost Dog Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Sunrise Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Andrew/Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading E.
- 2.4 miSharp left onto Western Trail (Hard), heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult) Trailhead
- North Leg Trail & Promenade Trail (Moderate) 2.2 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Promenade Trail (Moderate) & Western Trail (Hard) via Andrew/Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult) 2.6 mi · ▲ 1,163 ft
- Lower Ridgeline–Overlook, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 617 ft
- Golden Eagle Trail–Lower Sonoran Trail, 5 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 2,340 ft
- Dixie Mine–Lower Sonoran Trail, 6 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,544 ft
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