Morrell's Boulder–Caballo Trail, 3 sights is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Troon, AZ. The route reaches Morrell's Boulder at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 262 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,733 – 3,012 ft1.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Caballo Trail 33.69677, -111.80065
Nearest town Troon, AZ
Directions
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Morrell's Boulder–Caballo Trail, 3 sights
1.4 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 36 min
Elevation 2,733–3,012 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
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.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tom's Thumb Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mesquite Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Feldspar Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Morrell's Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mesquite Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tom's Thumb Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Caballo Trail, heading E.
- 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 surface
29% dirt71% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 93°F76°
Feels like88°Precip4%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat
92°76°
Sun
96°78°
Mon
96°81°
Tue
98°82°
Wed
98°82°
23%
Thu
95°81°
27%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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