T619–Trail #513, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 27 min
T619–Trail #513, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Carefree, AZ. It climbs 379 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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T619–Trail #513, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 2,856–3,167 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: North Flagstaff Power Line Road · 33.81433, -111.83834
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 75° · precip 7% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Trail #513, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto U2266, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto PST020, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto PST021, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto T619, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto PST019, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto U3030, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Trail #513, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 4 min before dark.
More from North Flagstaff Power Line Road Trailhead
- Trail #513 & wash Loop via Stagecoach Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- PST020 & Trail #513 3.7 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- PST019–PST020, 6 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- Old Trail 23 - West Express & Stagecoach Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Old Camp Trail & Old Trail 22 - Stage Route via Stagecoach Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road)–PST020, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft
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