McDowell Sonoran Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi2,326 – 2,398 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.75794, -111.89097
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rawhyde Wash Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Via Dona Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hawknest - Powerline, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Via Dona Trail, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Via Dona Trail, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftReach Via Dona Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Via Dona Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftTurn right onto Hawknest - Powerline, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Via Dona Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Rawhyde Wash Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 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.

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 98°F75°
Feels like88°Precip2%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 98°76°
Sun 99°80°
Mon 98°84°
Tue 99°84°
Wed 98°84° 21%
Thu 96°83° 27%

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

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