Wagner Trail via Granite Trail is a 3.6-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 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,975 – 2,100 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Playground Trail 33.69454, -111.73558
Nearest town Rio Verde Estates, AZ
Directions
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Wagner Trail via Granite Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,976–2,100 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Playground Trail · 33.69454, -111.73558
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Nob Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Granite Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Wagner Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Wagner Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Granite Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 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
82% dirt2% paved16% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 97°F79°
Feels like92°Precip5%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat
97°79°
Sun
99°80°
Mon
100°83°
Tue
102°85°
Wed
101°85°
27%
Thu
98°82°
27%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Playground Trail Trailhead
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Granite Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Pemberton Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Pemberton Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Bluff Trail & Stoneman Wash Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft
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