Sunrise Trail
8 mi · ▲ 1,667 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Sunrise Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Fountain View, AZ. It climbs 1,667 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sunrise Trail
8 mi · ▲ 1,667 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,699–2,568 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.58998, -111.78644
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 139 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Sunrise Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lost Dog Wash Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Sunrise Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 139 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sunrise Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,640 ft
- Sunrise Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft
- Sunrise Trail 10 mi · ▲ 1,648 ft
- Sunrise Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,772 ft
- Sunrise Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,944 ft
- Western Trail (Hard) & Wilderness Trail (Hard) via Sunrise Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 3,008 ft
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