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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Old Trail 20

4.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Old Trail 20 is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,435 – 2,585 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.78483, -111.89466
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ
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Old Trail 20

4.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 2,435–2,586 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.78483, -111.89466

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miArrive 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-trail-20-out-back-7-km-fd69

Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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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