Sidewinder Overlook & Powerline Road #2 Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 52 min
Sidewinder Overlook & Powerline Road #2 Loop is a 2.3-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. The route reaches Sidewinder Overlook. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sidewinder Overlook & Powerline Road #2 Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 52 min
Elevation 2,275–2,473 ft
Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.74110, -111.89105
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Road #2, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Crested Saguaro, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Social Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Rock Tank Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftPass Sidewinder Overlook.
- 50 ftBear left onto K-Rock Slab Drop, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto K-Rock Hi Slab Drop, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Sidewinder, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto Crested Saguaro, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sidewinder, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Social Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Latigo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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