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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Snake Eyes Trail via Axle Grease

4.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Snake Eyes Trail via Axle Grease is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,408 – 2,549 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.77337, -111.89108
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ
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Snake Eyes Trail via Axle Grease

4.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 2,409–2,551 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.77337, -111.89108

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 75° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Axle Grease, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Snake Eyes Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Snake Eyes Trail Bypass 1, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Snake Eyes Trail, heading NE.
  13. 400 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hackamore Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hawknest Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Axle Grease, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.6 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/snake-eyes-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 98°F75°
Feels like88°Precip2%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 97°76°
Sun 99°80°
Mon 98°84°
Tue 99°84°
Wed 98°84° 21%
Thu 96°83° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.

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