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McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Dare A Sarah Option–Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, 7 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Dare A Sarah Option–Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, 7 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Carefree, AZ. It climbs 464 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,395 – 2,884 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road) 33.81776, -111.83881
Nearest town Carefree, AZ
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Dare A Sarah Option–Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, 7 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Elevation 2,393–2,885 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road) · 33.81776, -111.83881

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftBear left onto Stagecoach Trail, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading S.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 22 - Stage Route, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto Malpais Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Trail 23 - West Express, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 20, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Old Trail 19, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hackamore Trail, heading SW.
  16. 200 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miSharp left onto Scorpion Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading S.
  21. 200 ftBear left onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn left onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading W.
  23. 100 ftBear left onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading W.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading N.
  25. 450 ftTurn left onto Dare A Sarah Option, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftContinue straight onto West Express, heading W.
  27. 300 ftContinue straight onto Latigo Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sidewinder Loop 2, heading S.
  29. 250 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Loop 1, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder, heading S.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Sidewinder Loop 1, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  33. 350 ftBear right onto Crested Saguaro, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Sidewinder, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miBear right onto Social Trail, heading SW.
  36. 100 ftTurn left onto Latigo Trail, heading SW.
  37. 150 ftSharp left onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right onto Via Dona Trail, heading W.
  39. 450 ftReach Old Trail 23 - West Express, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  40. 450 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftSharp right onto Latigo Trail, heading SW.
  42. 150 ftTurn right onto Social Trail, heading S.
  43. 100 ftBear left onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  44. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  45. 100 ftBear right onto Crested Saguaro, heading SW.
  46. 50 ftBear left onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  47. 350 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Loop 1, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftBear right onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Loop 1, heading SW.
  50. 50 ftTurn right onto Sidewinder Loop 2, heading SW.
  51. 250 ftTurn right onto Latigo Trail, heading SW.
  52. 0.5 miContinue straight onto West Express, heading NE.
  53. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dare A Sarah Option, heading NE.
  54. 200 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NE.
  55. 450 ftContinue straight onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading NE.
  56. 100 ftBear right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading N.
  57. 100 ftTurn right onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading NE.
  58. 100 ftBear right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NE.
  59. 200 ftTurn right onto Dare A. Sarah Option, heading NW.
  60. 50 ftBear right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NW.
  61. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Scorpion Trail, heading NE.
  62. 50 ftSharp right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading NE.
  63. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hackamore Trail, heading N.
  64. 150 ftTurn right onto Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah, heading N.
  65. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 19, heading E.
  66. 0.3 miBear right onto Old Trail 20, heading NE.
  67. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Trail 23 - West Express, heading N.
  68. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  69. 0.6 miTurn right onto Malpais Trail, heading N.
  70. 50 ftBear left onto Old Trail 22 - Stage Route, heading N.
  71. 0.9 miTurn right onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading NE.
  72. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Stagecoach Trail, heading NE.
  73. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  74. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading NE.
  75. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  76. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  77. 0.2 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading NE.
  78. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wildcat-hill-dare-a-sarah-option-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

64% dirt2% sand34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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