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McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Lower Sonoran Trail & Sonoran Trail (Difficult)

4 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Lower Sonoran Trail & Sonoran Trail (Difficult) is a 4-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fountain View, AZ. It climbs 660 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,087 – 2,779 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dixie Mine Trailhead 33.64015, -111.76830
Nearest town Fountain View, AZ
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Lower Sonoran Trail & Sonoran Trail (Difficult)

4 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 2,086–2,779 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: Dixie Mine Trailhead · 33.64015, -111.76830

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 97°F / low 80° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on Dixie Mine Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lower Sonoran Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Mesquite Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftReach Sonoran Trail (Difficult), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lower Sonoran Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sonoran Trail (Difficult), heading W.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right onto Dixie Mine Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-sonoran-trail-sonoran-trail-difficult-out-back-7-km-8d98

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 97°F80°
Feels like93°Precip4%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat 96°80°
Sun 98°81°
Mon 99°84°
Tue 101°84°
Wed 100°84° 25%
Thu 97°84° 27%

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