Quartz Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 52 min
Quartz Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 80 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
2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 52 min
Elevation 1,548–1,651 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.61985, -111.85642
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Javelina Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Quartz Trail, heading N.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Javelina Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Javelina Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Taliesin Trail Loop via Quartz Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Javelina Trail & Taliesin Trail Loop 5.4 mi · ▲ 528 ft
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