Taliesin Trail Loop via Quartz Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Taliesin Trail Loop via Quartz Trail is a 4.6-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It climbs 438 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Taliesin Trail Loop via Quartz Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,548–1,999 ft
Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.61985, -111.85642
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Javelina Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Taliesin Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Quartz Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftReach Taliesin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Javelina Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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 0.3 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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Quartz Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Javelina Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Javelina Trail & Taliesin Trail Loop 5.4 mi · ▲ 528 ft
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