Pass Mountain–Maricopa Trail, 4 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 2,079 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Pass Mountain–Maricopa Trail, 4 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Fort McDowell, AZ. The route reaches Pass Mountain at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 2,079 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pass Mountain–Maricopa Trail, 4 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 2,079 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,420–3,299 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Phon D Sutton · 33.55079, -111.58152
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 3.9 miContinue straight onto MT-3554, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rattler, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattler, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pass Mountain Summmit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Pass Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Rattler, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rattler, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto MT-3554, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 4 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 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 6.0 mi in (~180 min). Leave by 3:28 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Phon D Sutton Trailhead
- Phon D Sutton 4 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Phon D Sutton 6 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- MT-3554 & Phon D Sutton Loop 8.7 mi · ▲ 680 ft
- MT-3554 10 mi · ▲ 847 ft
- Lone Mountain & Lone Mountain Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft
- MT-3554 10.8 mi · ▲ 850 ft
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