McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Whisper Rockk access

8.9 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Whisper Rockk access is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. It climbs 270 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,221 – 2,467 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.77337, -111.89108
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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Whisper Rockk access

8.9 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 2,221–2,467 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.77337, -111.89108

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 N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Whisper Rock access, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Ashler Hills Drive, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whisper Rockk access, heading W.
  9. 2.4 miReach Whisper Rockk access, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 2.4 miContinue straight onto East Ashler Hills Drive, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whisper Rock access, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.2 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

86% dirt5% paved9% 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 97°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 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.

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