Taliesin Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Taliesin Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Taliesin Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,511–1,629 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Quartz Trail · 33.62048, -111.86436
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 on Quartz Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Javelina Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Taliesin Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Taliesin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Javelina Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Quartz Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Quartz Trail Trailhead
- Quartz Trail 2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Quartz Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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