Old Trail 21–Old Trail 23 - West Express, 4 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Old Trail 21–Old Trail 23 - West Express, 4 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Dixileta Verde, AZ. It climbs 685 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Old Trail 21–Old Trail 23 - West Express, 4 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Elevation 2,221–2,909 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.77037, -111.92573
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Whisper Rockk access, heading E.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto East Ashler Hills Drive, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whisper Rock access, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Trail 21, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Trail 23 - West Express, heading SE.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Dove Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Trail #2090, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trail #513, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Trail #2090, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Whisper Rockk access, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trail #513, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Trail #2090, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dove Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 23 - West Express, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Old Trail 21, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 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 SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whisper Rockk access, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Lone Mountain 3 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Whisper Rockk access 3.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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