Quartz Trail
2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 42 min
Quartz Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Quartz Trail
2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 42 min
Elevation 1,511–1,590 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Quartz Trail · 33.62048, -111.86436
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Quartz Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Quartz Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Quartz Trail Trailhead
- Quartz Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Taliesin Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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