Quartz Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Quartz Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It climbs 293 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Quartz Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,563–1,892 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.62573, -111.83400
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 81° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Quartz Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Quartz Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Quartz Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Lost Dog Wash Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 240 ft
- Quartz Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 266 ft
- Quartz Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Quartz Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Quartz Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 350 ft
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