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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Sidewinder Overlook–Dare A Sarah Option, 9 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Sidewinder Overlook–Dare A Sarah Option, 9 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Carefree, AZ. The route reaches Sidewinder Overlook at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 405 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,435 – 2,713 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Own Hoot Trail 33.80989, -111.87567
Nearest town Carefree, AZ
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Sidewinder Overlook–Dare A Sarah Option, 9 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 2,434–2,714 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Own Hoot Trail · 33.80989, -111.87567

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Own Hoot Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.4 miSharp right onto Stagecoach Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Old Trail 23 - West Express, heading SW.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 20, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Old Trail 19, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hackamore Trail, heading S.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miSharp left onto Scorpion Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftBear left onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading S.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftBear left onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading W.
  19. 450 ftTurn left onto Dare A Sarah Option, heading S.
  20. 450 ftContinue straight onto West Express, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Latigo Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sidewinder Loop 2, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Loop 1, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Sidewinder Loop 1, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto K-Rock Hi Slab Drop, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftReach Sidewinder Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Sidewinder Loop 1, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Loop 1, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Loop 2, heading SW.
  32. 250 ftTurn right onto Latigo Trail, heading SW.
  33. 0.5 miContinue straight onto West Express, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dare A Sarah Option, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NE.
  36. 450 ftContinue straight onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading E.
  37. 100 ftBear right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading NE.
  39. 100 ftBear right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NE.
  40. 250 ftTurn right onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NE.
  42. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Scorpion Trail, heading NE.
  43. 50 ftSharp right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NE.
  44. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hackamore Trail, heading E.
  45. 150 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading E.
  46. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 19, heading N.
  47. 0.3 miBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading N.
  48. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 23 - West Express, heading NE.
  49. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  50. 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  51. 0.4 miTurn right onto Stagecoach Trail, heading N.
  52. 1.1 miSharp left onto Own Hoot Trail, heading NE.
  53. 1.3 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/sidewinder-overlook-dare-a-sarah-option-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

91% dirt2% sand7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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