Raven Roost Scenic View–Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, 5 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde Estates, AZ. The route passes Mushroom Rock Scenic Point before reaching Raven Roost Scenic View at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,305 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,031 – 3,350 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rock Nob Road 33.69473, -111.73630
Nearest town Rio Verde Estates, AZ
Directions
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Raven Roost Scenic View–Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, 5 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 2,032–3,349 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Rock Nob Road · 33.69473, -111.73630
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Granite Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rock Knob Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Mushroom Rock Scenic Point.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Feldspar Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tom's Thumb Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Raven Roost Scenic View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Feldspar Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Rock Knob Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bluff Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Granite Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 97°F79°
Feels like92°Precip5%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat
97°79°
Sun
99°80°
Mon
100°83°
Tue
102°85°
Wed
101°85°
27%
Thu
98°82°
27%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rock Nob Road Trailhead
- Bluff Trail via Stoneman Wash Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Granite Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Wagner Trail via Granite Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Pemberton Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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