MT-3554
12.2 mi · ▲ 959 ft · 4 hr 33 min
MT-3554 is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Fort McDowell, AZ. It climbs 959 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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MT-3554
12.2 mi · ▲ 959 ft · 4 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,379–2,203 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.55523, -111.57716
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 3.9 miContinue straight onto MT-3554, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rattler, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto MT-3554, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 4 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- MT-3554 11.4 mi · ▲ 877 ft
- Bull Run–MT-3554, 5 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 1,195 ft
- L'Alpe D'Huez Trail–Lone Mountain Trail, 3 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 1,455 ft
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