Old Trail 22 - Stage Route Loop via Stagecoach Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Old Trail 22 - Stage Route Loop via Stagecoach Trail is a 3.9-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Carefree, AZ. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Old Trail 22 - Stage Route Loop via Stagecoach Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 2,687–2,851 ft
Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.81376, -111.84094
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 75° · precip 7% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Stagecoach Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Trail 22 - Stage Route, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Hawknest Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Stagecoach Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftThe loop closes 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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- Trail #513 & wash Loop via Stagecoach Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Trail #2090–Trail #513 Loop, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- PST020 & Trail #513 3.7 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Old Trail 23 - West Express & Stagecoach Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Basalt Ridge Overlook–Brown's Ranch Road, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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