McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Marcus Landslide Loop–Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead, 7 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Marcus Landslide Loop–Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead, 7 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Troon, AZ. The route passes Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, Marcus Landslide Loop and Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead. It climbs 573 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Marcus Landslide Loop–Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead, 7 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 2,284–2,748 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Caballo Trail · 33.69677, -111.80065
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 93°F / low 76° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · 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.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead.
- 100 ftReach Marcus Landslide Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Boulder Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Pemberton Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rock Knob Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear right onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Caballo Trail, heading SW.
- 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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