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Mushroom Rock Scenic Point–Mesquite Canyon, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. The route passes Mushroom Rock Scenic Point before reaching Mesquite Canyon at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,523 – 2,864 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.70966, -111.79244
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ

Directions

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Mushroom Rock Scenic Point–Mesquite Canyon, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 2,523–2,863 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.70966, -111.79244

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Gooseneck Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.6 miBear right onto Rock Knob Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftPass Mushroom Rock Scenic Point.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Feldspar Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftPass Mesquite Canyon.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sven Towers Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftReach Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftSharp right onto Feldspar Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading NE.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 200 ftBear left onto Rock Knob Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Gooseneck Trail, heading E.
  17. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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