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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Sunrise Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,944 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Sunrise Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Fountain View, AZ. It climbs 1,944 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,700 – 2,976 ft · steepest grade: 23%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.58998, -111.78644
Nearest town Fountain View, AZ
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Sunrise Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,944 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 1,699–2,975 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.58998, -111.78644

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 139 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 1.7 miBear right onto Sunrise Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Andrew/Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading NE.
  5. 2.5 miSharp left onto Western Trail (Hard), heading E.
  6. 200 ftBear left onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading NE.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Overlook, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Overlook, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Overlook, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Overlook, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Promenade Trail (Moderate), heading NW.
  18. 350 ftBear right onto Western Trail (Hard), heading NW.
  19. 200 ftSharp right onto Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult), heading NW.
  20. 2.4 miTurn right onto Sunrise Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sunrise-trail-out-back-18-km-2d58

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 139 m from the trailhead

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