PST020 & Trail #513
3.7 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 22 min
PST020 & Trail #513 is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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PST020 & Trail #513
3.7 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 2,846–2,969 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: North Flagstaff Power Line Road · 33.81231, -111.83932
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 75° · precip 7% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Trail #513, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto U2266, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right onto PST020, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto PST021, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto T619, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Trail #513, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto PST021, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto PST020, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto U2266, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trail #513, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from North Flagstaff Power Line Road Trailhead
- Old Camp Trail & Trail #513 via Stagecoach Trail 2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Trail #513 & wash Loop via Stagecoach Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Trail #2090–Trail #513 Loop, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- PST019–PST020, 6 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- T619–Trail #513, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- Old Trail 22 - Stage Route Loop via Stagecoach Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 133 ft
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