Powerline Road #2 is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It climbs 309 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,451 – 2,772 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Powerline Road #2 33.75238, -111.87446
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ
Directions
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Powerline Road #2
5.7 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 2,451–2,774 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Powerline Road #2 · 33.75238, -111.87446
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Powerline Road #2, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Powerline Road #2, heading W.
- 2.2 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
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- Sidewinder Overlook–Rock Tank, 7 sights 3 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Bunny Rock–Dare A Sarah Option Loop, 7 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Dare A Sarah Option–Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, 7 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Jane Rau Interpretive Viewpoint–Jane Rau Interpretive Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Dare A Sarah Option–Legend Trail Parkway Connector, 8 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft
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