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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Malpais Trail via Legend Trail Parkway Connector

5.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Malpais Trail via Legend Trail Parkway Connector is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,408 – 2,582 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.77337, -111.89108
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ
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Malpais Trail via Legend Trail Parkway Connector

5.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 2,409–2,581 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.77337, -111.89108

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 75° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Legend Trail Parkway Connector, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Malpais Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miReach Malpais Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Legend Trail Parkway Connector, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  21. 0.7 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/malpais-trail-out-back-8-km-adde

Trail surface

15% dirt10% sand75% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 98°F75°
Feels like88°Precip2%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 97°76°
Sun 99°80°
Mon 98°84°
Tue 99°84°
Wed 98°84° 21%
Thu 96°83° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.

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