Sunrise Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,647 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Sunrise Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Taliesin West, AZ. It climbs 1,647 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sunrise Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,647 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,698–2,975 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.59699, -111.80469
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Ringtail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Sunrise Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Andrew/Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading SE.
- 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Sunrise Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Ringtail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Taliesin Overlook–Anasazi Spur, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 397 ft
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- Sunrise Trail 11 mi · ▲ 1,770 ft
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