Scenic View & Bootlegger Trail via 136th Street Express
4.1 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Scenic View & Bootlegger Trail via 136th Street Express is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. The route reaches Scenic View at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Scenic View & Bootlegger Trail via 136th Street Express
4.1 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 2,575–2,778 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.77498, -111.78688
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto 136th Street Express, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Connector, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bootlegger Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Granite Mtn Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Scenic Spur, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Scenic View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Granite Mtn Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bootlegger Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto 136th Street Express, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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