Lost Dog Wash Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Lost Dog Wash Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Taliesin West, AZ. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,752 – 2,028 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kovach Family Nature Trail 33.60034, -111.81074
Nearest town Taliesin West, AZ
Directions
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Lost Dog Wash Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,751–2,029 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Kovach Family Nature Trail · 33.60034, -111.81074
Weather Sep 4: 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.
- 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Kovach Family Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 400 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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