Lost Dog Overlook–Ringtail Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 54 min
Lost Dog Overlook–Ringtail Trail, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Taliesin West, AZ. The route reaches Lost Dog Overlook at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lost Dog Overlook–Ringtail Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 54 min
Elevation 1,751–2,006 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Kovach Family Nature Trail · 33.60034, -111.81074
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 82° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kovach Family Nature Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ringtail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Lost Dog Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Sunrise Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kovach Family Nature Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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