McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

[Dback Jon]

I've lived in Scottsdale for almost 11 years now, and up until the 4th, I had never been to the McDowell Preserve the City owns.

https://www.mcdowellsonoran.org/

On the 4th I did the Tom's Thumb Trail and also did the spur to the Lookout, about 6 miles total.

Today with the heat I did a loop through Lost Dog Wash and Ringtail Trail - about 4 miles.

 

[BigRedRage]

I've lived in Scottsdale for almost 11 years now, and up until the 4th, I had never been to the McDowell Preserve the City owns.

https://www.mcdowellsonoran.org/

On the 4th I did the Tom's Thumb Trail and also did the spur to the Lookout, about 6 miles total.

Today with the heat I did a loop through Lost Dog Wash and Ringtail Trail - about 4 miles.

Its the Toms thumb trail the mountain peak you can see from saguaro that looks like a thumb? Surprised there is a road to get up there if it is.

 

[Dback Jon]

Its the Toms thumb trail the mountain peak you can see from saguaro that looks like a thumb? Surprised there is a road to get up there if it is.

Not sure if you can see it from Saguaro, but I think it is a different mountain you are thinking about. This was a 2.2 mile hike to the base of the thumb, 1,400 feet of gain.

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[Dback Jon]

Friday I took the day off and did a 10 mile loop (Gateway Trail/Windgate Trail/Bell Pass Loop)

https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/Assets/ScottsdaleAZ/Preserve/Preserve+South+Area+Trail+Map.pdf


https://www.alltrails.com/explore/t...=sidebar-static-map&ref=sidebar-view-full-map

All trails says 9.6, but I did a few small side detours that brought mileage to 10.

Took me 5 hours. Only the last hour was really hot.

 

[Dback Jon]

https://www.azcentral.com/story/tra...cdowell-sonoran-preserve-scottsdale/96968922/

 

[Hollywood]

Nice

 

[Dback Jon]

Last Saturday I hiked to Sunrise Peak - you can see Fountain Hills Lake from the peak.

 

[Dback Jon]

Last Saturday I hiked to Sunrise Peak - you can see Fountain Hills Lake from the peak.

On the 2nd I hiked to Sunrise Peak again - but this time from Lost Dog Trailhead, with a side trip along the Andrews-Kinney Trail