McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Sven Slab–Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, 4 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Sven Slab–Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, 4 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde Estates, AZ. The route passes Mushroom Rock Scenic Point before reaching Sven Slab at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 862 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sven Slab–Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, 4 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 2,032–2,913 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Rock Nob Road · 33.69473, -111.73630
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Granite Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rock Knob Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right onto Marcus Landslide Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Mushroom Rock Scenic Point.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Sven Slab, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Rock Knob Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bluff Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Granite Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rock Nob Road Trailhead
- Bluff Trail via Stoneman Wash Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Granite Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Wagner Trail via Granite Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Pemberton Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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