Old Trail 22 - Stage Route via Stagecoach Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Old Trail 22 - Stage Route via Stagecoach Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Carefree, AZ. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Old Trail 22 - Stage Route via Stagecoach Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 2,687–2,885 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road) · 33.81776, -111.83881
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 75° · precip 7% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Stagecoach Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading S.
- 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 E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Stagecoach Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading NE.
- 500 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 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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