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McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Scenic Trail via Pemberton Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Scenic Trail via Pemberton Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde Estates, AZ. It climbs 300 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,739 – 2,067 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.69294, -111.73831
Nearest town Rio Verde Estates, AZ
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Scenic Trail via Pemberton Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,740–2,066 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.69294, -111.73831

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Granite Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miSharp left onto Pemberton Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Scenic Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.2 miReach Scenic Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right onto Granite Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/scenic-trail-out-back-10-km

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%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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