McDowell Sonoran Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi2,520 – 2,749 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Caballo Trail 33.69677, -111.80065
Nearest town Troon, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Caballo Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miPass Mushroom Rock Scenic Point.
  3. 100 ftBear left onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miPass Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead.
  5. 100 ftReach Marcus Landslide Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miBear right onto Caballo Trail, heading W.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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