McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Rock Tank Trail Loop via Powerline Road #2

1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 42 min

Rock Tank Trail Loop via Powerline Road #2 is a 1.9-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,303 – 2,451 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.74334, -111.88791
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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Rock Tank Trail Loop via Powerline Road #2

1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 42 min

Elevation 2,302–2,451 ft

Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.74334, -111.88791

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Latigo Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Social Trail, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Sidewinder, heading NE.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Crested Saguaro, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Social Trail, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Rock Tank Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftSharp right onto Powerline Road #2, heading NE.
  12. 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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