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Powerline Road #2 Loop is a 2.4-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,599 – 2,743 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.75975, -111.84222
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ

Directions

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Powerline Road #2 Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 51 min

Elevation 2,599–2,743 ft

Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.75975, -111.84222

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left onto Powerline Road #2, heading NE.
  6. 1 miSharp left onto Latigo Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 50 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.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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