McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Sport Loop

3.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Sport Loop is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fort McDowell, AZ. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,693 – 1,870 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.67302, -111.70222
Nearest town Fort McDowell, AZ

Directions

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Sport Loop

3.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,692–1,869 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.67302, -111.70222

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 81° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 500 ftBear left onto Shallmo Wash Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Sport Loop, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 1.1 miTurn left onto Sport Loop, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftSharp right onto Shallmo Wash Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 450 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

12% dirt6% sand82% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 99°F81°
Feels like95°Precip5%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat 98°81°
Sun 100°81°
Mon 101°84°
Tue 103°86°
Wed 103°86° 28%
Thu 99°83° 27%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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