Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road)–PST020, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road)–PST020, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Carefree, AZ. It climbs 410 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road)–PST020, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 2,863–3,167 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road) · 33.81642, -111.83760
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 75° · precip 7% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Trail #513, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto U2266, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right onto PST020, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto PST021, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto T619, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto U2269, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto U2264, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto U3025, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto U2259, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto U2327, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto U3030, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Trail #513, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading S.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 7 min before dark.
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