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Pemberton Trail & Verde Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde Estates, AZ. It climbs 436 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,828 – 2,202 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72708, -111.71754
Nearest town Rio Verde Estates, AZ

Directions

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Pemberton Trail & Verde Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,827–2,203 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.72708, -111.71754

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 80° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto County Service Road, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Verde Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 4.3 miReach Verde Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 4.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 1.8 miTurn right onto Verde Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto County Service Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F80°
Feels like92°Precip7%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat 98°79°
Sun 99°80°
Mon 100°84°
Tue 102°85°
Wed 102°85° 27%
Thu 99°82° 27%

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