Old Camp Trail & Old Trail 22 - Stage Route via Stagecoach Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Old Camp Trail & Old Trail 22 - Stage Route via Stagecoach Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Carefree, AZ. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Old Camp Trail & Old Trail 22 - Stage Route via Stagecoach Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 2,687–2,885 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road) · 33.81642, -111.83760
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 75° · precip 7% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Stagecoach Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Broken Spoke Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Camp Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Trail 22 - Stage Route, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Hawknest Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Stagecoach Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Old Trail 22 - Stage Route via Stagecoach Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road)–PST020, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft
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