Tortoise Trail & Verde Trail via Pemberton Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Tortoise Trail & Verde Trail via Pemberton Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Rio Verde Estates, AZ. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,867 – 1,965 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72708, -111.71754

Nearest town Rio Verde Estates, AZ

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Tortoise Trail & Verde Trail via Pemberton Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 1,866–1,965 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.72708, -111.71754

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 80° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Start at the trailhead, heading S.
0.9 miTurn left onto County Service Road, heading E.
0.1 miTurn right onto Verde Trail, heading S.
0.2 miTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading SE.
1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
350 ftTurn right onto Tortoise Trail, heading SW.
0.7 miReach Verde Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.7 miTurn left onto Pemberton Trail, heading SE.
250 ftBear left, heading NE.
1.8 miTurn right onto Verde Trail, heading NW.
0.2 miTurn left onto County Service Road, heading NE.
0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Overcast96°F80°

Feels like92°Precip7%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity28%

Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago

Hourly temperature

100°80°

6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PM6:50 PM

Sat 98°79°

Sun 99°80°

Mon 100°84°

Tue 102°85°

Wed 102°85° 27%

Thu 99°82° 27%

Tortoise Trail & Verde Trail via Pemberton Trail

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Tortoise Trail & Verde Trail via Pemberton Trail

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