Sunrise Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,772 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Sunrise Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Fountain View, AZ. It climbs 1,772 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sunrise Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,772 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,699–2,975 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 miBear right onto Sunrise Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Andrew/Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading NE.
- 2.5 miSharp left onto Western Trail (Hard), heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Western Trail (Hard), heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Sunrise Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 (~3 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 8 mi · ▲ 1,667 ft
- Sunrise Trail 10 mi · ▲ 1,648 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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