McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Sport Loop
3.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Sport Loop is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fort McDowell, AZ. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,703 – 1,870 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.67269, -111.70368
Nearest town Fort McDowell, AZ
Directions
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Sport Loop
3.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,702–1,869 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.67269, -111.70368
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Sport Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Sport Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 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
7% dirt93% 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 2.3 mi · ▲ 111 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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