Old Trail 20
4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Old Trail 20 is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Old Trail 20
4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 2,462–2,591 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.78761, -111.89126
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 76° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Old Trail 20, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 20, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 20, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
More from this trailhead
- East Ashler Hills Drive 2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Old Trail 20 Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Axle Grease 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Axle Grease 3.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Old Trail 23 - West Express Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Axle Grease Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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