McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Pemberton Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Pemberton Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde Estates, AZ. It is mostly level, with 187 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pemberton Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,882–2,066 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Playground Trail · 33.69454, -111.73558
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Nob Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Granite Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Pemberton Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Granite Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Playground Trail Trailhead
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Granite Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Wagner Trail via Granite Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Pemberton Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Bluff Trail & Stoneman Wash Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft
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