Shallmo Wash Trail & Tortoise Trail via Pemberton Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde, AZ. It climbs 270 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,683 – 1,965 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail Trailhead;Tortoise Trail Trailhead 33.69304, -111.72910
Nearest town Rio Verde, AZ
Directions
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Shallmo Wash Trail & Tortoise Trail via Pemberton Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,684–1,965 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail Trailhead;Tortoise Trail Trailhead · 33.69304, -111.72910
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tortoise Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Pemberton Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Shallmo Wash Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Tortoise Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Pemberton Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tortoise Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
86% dirt13% sand1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 100°F82°
Feels like87°Precip4%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sun
102°83°
Mon
101°85°
Tue
103°85°
Wed
101°85°
23%
Thu
102°84°
23%
Fri
95°79°
20%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Shallmo Wash Trail–Sport Loop, 4 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 421 ft
- Chuparosa Trail & Tortoise Trail via Pemberton Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 241 ft
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