Sunset Vista & Rock Tank Trail via Powerline Road #2
6 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Sunset Vista & Rock Tank Trail via Powerline Road #2 is a 6-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. The route reaches Sunset Vista at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 464 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sunset Vista & Rock Tank Trail via Powerline Road #2
6 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 2,298–2,767 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.74156, -111.88814
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 76° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Latigo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Social Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Sidewinder, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Crested Saguaro, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Social Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Rock Tank Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Powerline Road #2, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Latigo Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Sunset Vista Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Sunset Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Latigo Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Powerline Road #2, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Rock Tank Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Social Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crested Saguaro, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Social Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Latigo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Rock Tank–Latigo Trail, 5 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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- Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail & Rock Tank Trail via Powerline Road #2 8 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- Rock Tank Trail–Vaquero Trail, 3 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 523 ft
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