Sunrise Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,030 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Sunrise Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Fountain View, AZ. It climbs 1,030 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sunrise Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,030 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,861–2,857 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Sunrise EQ Connector · 33.59347, -111.76790
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 98°F / low 81° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sunrise EQ Connector, heading E.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.9 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sunrise EQ Connector Trailhead
- Sunrise Peak & Peak Spur via Sunrise Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,213 ft
- Andrew/Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult) & Peak Spur via Sunrise Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,666 ft
- Peak Spur & Sunrise Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,171 ft
- Anasazi Spur–Peak Spur, 3 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 2,145 ft
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