Maverick Trail–Rock Tank Trail, 4 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It climbs 608 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Maverick Trail–Rock Tank Trail, 4 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 2,423–2,999 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Powerline Road #2 · 33.75109, -111.87634
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start on Crested Saguaro, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Social Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Rock Tank Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Powerline Road #2, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Maverick (Moderate), heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Maverick Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Cholla Mtn Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Balanced Rock Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cholla Mtn Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Branding Iron Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto The Divide Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto South Diablo Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Rock Tank Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto The Divide Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Branding Iron Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Cholla Mtn Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Balanced Rock Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Cholla Mtn Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Maverick Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Maverick (Moderate), heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Powerline Road #2, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Rock Tank Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Social Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Crested Saguaro, 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 3.8 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 4:44 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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