Old Trail 20
5.5 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Old Trail 20 is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Trail 20
5.5 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 2,377–2,586 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: East Ashler Hills Drive · 33.77754, -111.89950
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on East Ashler Hills Drive, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Whisper Rock access, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whisper Rock access, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Ashler Hills Drive, heading S.
- 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.
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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.
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