McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Sport Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 49 min
Sport Loop is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fort McDowell, AZ. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,693 – 1,785 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.67302, -111.70222
Nearest town Fort McDowell, AZ
Directions
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Sport Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 49 min
Elevation 1,692–1,785 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.67302, -111.70222
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left onto Shallmo Wash Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sport Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Shallmo Wash Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% dirt10% sand42% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sport Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft
- Sport Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Sport Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Sport Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Shallmo Wash Trail & Technical Loop Loop via Sport Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Cinch Trail–Scenic Trail Loop, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 336 ft
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