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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Old Camp Trail via Stagecoach Trail

4 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Old Camp Trail via Stagecoach Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Carefree, AZ. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,746 – 2,982 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.82717, -111.83790
Nearest town Carefree, AZ
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Old Camp Trail via Stagecoach Trail

4 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 2,747–2,982 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.82717, -111.83790

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 74° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftBear left onto Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Stagecoach Trail, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left onto Broken Spoke Trail, heading SW.
  9. 500 ftContinue straight onto Old Camp Trail, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftReach Old Camp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Broken Spoke Trail, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftSharp right onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Stagecoach Trail, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading NE.
  16. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading NE.
  19. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 350 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/old-camp-trail-out-back

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F74°
Feels like84°Precip7%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 94°74°
Sun 97°79°
Mon 95°80°
Tue 97°80°
Wed 97°81° 21%
Thu 94°75° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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