McDowell Sonoran Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi2,326 – 2,454 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.75794, -111.89097
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rawhyde Wash Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Rawhide Wash Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Axle Grease, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Rawhide Wash Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftReach Rawhide Wash Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Old Trail 20, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Axle Grease, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 20, heading S.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Axle Grease, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 400 ftBear right onto Rawhide Wash Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rawhyde Wash Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

31% sand5% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 98°F75°
Feels like88°Precip2%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 98°76°
Sun 99°80°
Mon 98°84°
Tue 99°84°
Wed 98°84° 21%
Thu 96°83° 27%

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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