Quartz Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,099 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Quartz Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It climbs 1,099 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Quartz Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,099 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,541–2,640 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.62292, -111.86137
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Quartz Trail, heading N.
- 4.4 miReach Quartz Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Quartz Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Paradise Trail via Quartz Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Javelina Trail & Taliesin Trail Loop 4.7 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Quartz Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Taliesin Overlook–Lost Dog Wash Trail, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 557 ft
- 104th Street Spur–Levee trail, 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 548 ft
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