Scorpion Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 434 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Scorpion Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Fort McDowell, AZ. It climbs 434 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Scorpion Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 434 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,426–1,881 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.54525, -111.61278
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Scorpion Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wild Horse Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Scorpion Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Scorpion Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Scorpion Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Bush Lite & Scorpion Alley Trail via Scorpion Trail 5 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Scorpion Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Bush Lite Loop–Bush Lite, 4 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Bush Lite–Goat Trail, 8 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 1,453 ft
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