Marcus Landslide Loop–Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Marcus Landslide Loop–Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead, 5 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Troon, AZ. The route passes Mushroom Rock Scenic Point and Marcus Landslide Loop before reaching Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 305 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Marcus Landslide Loop–Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,521–2,748 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Caballo Trail · 33.69677, -111.80065
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Caballo Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Mushroom Rock Scenic Point.
- 100 ftBear left onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miPass Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead.
- 100 ftReach Marcus Landslide Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Caballo Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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