McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Via Dona Trail Loop via Powerline Road #2

2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 42 min

Via Dona Trail Loop via Powerline Road #2 is a 2-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,313 – 2,395 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Connector 33.74630, -111.88758
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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Via Dona Trail Loop via Powerline Road #2

2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 42 min

Elevation 2,312–2,397 ft

Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Connector · 33.74630, -111.88758

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Connector, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Rawhyde Wash Trail, heading W.
  3. 450 ftSharp left onto Via Dona Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rawhyde Wash Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Via Dona Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Latigo Trail, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Sidewinder, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Via Dona Trail, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftReach Via Dona Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftSharp left onto Powerline Road #2, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left onto Latigo Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Hawknest Connector, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftSharp left onto Access Trail, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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