Trail #2090–Trail #513 Loop, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Trail #2090–Trail #513 Loop, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Carefree, AZ. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Trail #2090–Trail #513 Loop, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 2,820–3,023 ft
Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.81376, -111.84094
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.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Trail #2090, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto U3030, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Trail #513, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Trail #2090, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dove Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Stagecoach Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Old Camp Trail & Trail #513 via Stagecoach Trail 2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Trail #513 & wash Loop via Stagecoach Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- PST020 & Trail #513 3.7 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Old Trail 22 - Stage Route Loop via Stagecoach Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Old Trail 23 - West Express & Stagecoach Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Basalt Ridge Overlook–Brown's Ranch Road, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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