Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road)–PST021, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road)–PST021, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Carefree, AZ. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road)–PST021, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 2,877–2,966 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.81958, -111.83974
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 75° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Trail #513, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto U2266, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto PST020, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto PST021, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto PST020, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto U2266, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trail #513, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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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