McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Lower Sonoran Trail–Mesquite Hollow Trail, 3 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,370 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Lower Sonoran Trail–Mesquite Hollow Trail, 3 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fountain View, AZ. It climbs 1,370 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,834 – 2,828 ft11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.63470, -111.74360
Nearest town Fountain View, AZ
Directions
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Lower Sonoran Trail–Mesquite Hollow Trail, 3 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,370 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,835–2,830 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.63470, -111.74360
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 4% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2 miBear right onto Dixie Mine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lower Sonoran Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mesquite Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Mequite Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Sonoran Trail (Difficult), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mesquite Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lower Sonoran Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Dixie Mine Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 100°F83°
Feels like88°Precip4%Wind15 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sun
102°83°
Mon
101°86°
Tue
102°85°
Wed
100°85°
24%
Thu
102°84°
22%
Fri
95°78°
20%
More from this trailhead
- Thompson Peak Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Thompson Peak Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 327 ft
- Thompson Peak Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Dixie Mine Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult)–Lower Sonoran Trail, 5 sights 13.2 mi · ▲ 2,664 ft
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