McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Promenade Trail (Moderate)–Sunrise Trail, 3 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,742 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Promenade Trail (Moderate)–Sunrise Trail, 3 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Taliesin West, AZ. It climbs 1,742 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,729 – 2,976 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lost Dog Wash Trail 33.59946, -111.81348
Nearest town Taliesin West, AZ

Directions

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Promenade Trail (Moderate)–Sunrise Trail, 3 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,742 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Elevation 1,729–2,975 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Lost Dog Wash Trail · 33.59946, -111.81348

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Kovach Family Nature Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sunrise Trail, heading N.
  6. 2.3 miTurn left onto Andrew/Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading E.
  7. 2.5 miSharp left onto Western Trail (Hard), heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Western Trail (Hard), heading W.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading W.
  11. 250 ftReach Sunrise Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftSharp left onto Western Trail (Hard), heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading W.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Western Trail (Hard), heading SW.
  15. 200 ftSharp right onto Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading SW.
  16. 2.4 miTurn right onto Sunrise Trail, heading SW.
  17. 2.3 miTurn left onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear right onto Kovach Family Nature Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftArrive 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 6:06 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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