1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 450 ftTurn left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading S.
3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading NE.
4. 450 ftContinue straight onto County Park Connector, heading SE.
5. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
6. 0.7 miPass Gooseneck Tank.
7. 0.4 miPass Granite Tank.
8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
9. 50 ftBear right onto Pemberton Trail, heading E.
10. 2.2 miTurn right onto Rock Knob Trail, heading SW.
11. 1 miBear right onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading SW.
12. 50 ftPass Mushroom Rock Scenic Point.
13. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
14. 400 ftTurn left onto Feldspar Trail, heading W.
15. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tom's Thumb Trail, heading SW.
17. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
18. 0.4 miPass Tom's Thumb Viewpoint.
19. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
20. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
22. 0.1 miReach McDowell Sonoran Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Feldspar Trail, heading N.
26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
27. 0.3 miTurn right onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading E.
28. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
29. 200 ftBear left onto Rock Knob Trail, heading SE.
30. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
31. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading E.
32. 2.2 miBear left, heading N.
33. 50 ftTurn left onto County Park Connector, heading N.
34. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Nest Trail, heading W.
35. 500 ftTurn right onto Gooseneck Trail, heading W.
36. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mcdowell-sonoran-preserve-viewpoint-toms-thumb-viewpoint-out-back-11-sights