Via Dona Trail via Rawhyde Wash Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Via Dona Trail via Rawhyde Wash Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Via Dona Trail via Rawhyde Wash Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Elevation 2,325–2,397 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.75794, -111.89097
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 75° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Rawhyde Wash Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Via Dona Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hawknest - Powerline, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Via Dona Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Via Dona Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Via Dona Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Via Dona Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Hawknest - Powerline, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Via Dona Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rawhyde Wash Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Old Trail 20 & Rawhide Wash Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Rock Tank–Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah Loop, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Dare A Sarah Option–Hawknest Trail Loop, 6 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Hackamore Trail–Rawhide Wash Trail Loop, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 246 ft
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