Old Trail 20 & Rawhide Wash Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr
Old Trail 20 & Rawhide Wash Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Trail 20 & Rawhide Wash Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 2,325–2,456 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.75794, -111.89097
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 75° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Rawhyde Wash Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rawhide Wash Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Axle Grease, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rawhide Wash Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftReach Rawhide Wash Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Old Trail 20, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Axle Grease, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 20, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Axle Grease, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Rawhide Wash Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rawhyde Wash Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Via Dona Trail via Rawhyde Wash Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rock Tank–Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah Loop, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Dare A Sarah Option–Hawknest Trail Loop, 6 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Hackamore Trail–Rawhide Wash Trail Loop, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 246 ft
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