mcdowell sonoran preserve trails
TRANSCRIPT
McDOWELL SONORANPRESERVE TRAILS
SCOTTSDALE’SRemaining in the Preserve outside of these hoursis unlawful.
Sunrise to Sunset
Per Chapter 21 of ScoƩsdale Revised Code
TRAIL GUIDEName
Length(mi / km) (Ō / m)
Elev. Change
104 St 80 / 24136 St 804 / 241
Bell Pass 1202 / 361Anasazi Spur
Desert Park
Feldspar
Caballo
Equestrian Bypass
0.4 / 0.6
3.1 / 5.0
0.7 / 1.2
0.3 / 0.5
3.6 / 5.8
1.0 / 1.6
0.5 / 0.7
2.6 / 4.2
2.3 / 3.6
0.2 / 0.3
1.4 / 2.2
1.5 / 2.4
1.3 / 2.1
4.9 / 7.8
1.1 / 1.8
2.2 / 3.5
0.3 / 0.5
0.3 / 0.5
East End 1041 / 312
137 / 42
41 / 12
625 / 188
234 / 70
168 / 51
380 / 114
280 / 85
26 / 8
192 / 58
325 / 98
549 / 165
1104 / 331
259 / 78
307 / 92
55 / 17
56 / 17
Bajada 43 / 13
59 / 18
606 / 182
Lookout
Horseshoe 101 / 30
Levee
Lost Dog Wash
Old Jeep
Quartz
Saguaro Loop
Paradise
Prospector
Ringtail
Saguaro Trail
Gateway Loop
Rock Knob
Mesquite Canyon
Marcus Land Slide
DifficultyRaƟng
71 / 21
— Stay on designated and posted trails.
— No smoking, fireworks, or open flame.
— No motor vehicles except in designated parking areas.
— Dogs must be a on a physical leash at all Ɵmes, and
owners must possess a waste container & immediately
pick up all waste and deposit in a trash recepƟcle.
— Do not disturb wildlife or alter, deface, place or
remove any materials, including rocks, animals or
vegetaƟon, alive or dead.
— No alcohol or glass containers.
— Bring ample water and a cell phone.
— Be aware of extreme heat:
— Wear sturdy footwear.
— Tell a friend or family member where you are going
and when you plan to return.
— Leave valuables at home, or lock them out of view in
your trunk.
0.7 / 1.1
1.3 / 2.0
0.4 / 0.6
3.2 / 5.1
0.5 / 0.81.6 / 2.50.8 / 1.3
!
!
*
*
Limit acƟvity to the cooler parts of the day.
Wear light colored clothing, a hat, & suncreen.
Leave your dog at home.
Southern Region - Fall 2016
!
!
Horse
sho
eT
rail
Gatew
ayLoo
pTrail
Gatew
ay
Lo
opT
rail
Sa
guaro
Lo
op T
rail
Ba
jad
a N
ature
Trail
GatewayLoopTrail
Windgate
Pass Trl.
BellP
assT
rl
Sag
ua
roT
rail
104th St. Trail10
4th
St.
Trail
Eq
uestria
nB
ypa
ss Tra
il
DesertParkTrail
ParadiseTrail
Ca
r l a W
ay
Leve
e Trail
DesertParkTrail
Crosso
verT
rail
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!!
!!
!!!!!!
!!!!
!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!
!!
!
!
!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!
!
!!
!!!!!
!
!!!!!!!
!!
!!
!!
!!!
GL
4
GL
6
(1,695
')
(1,686
')
(1,705
')
(1,716
')
(1,699
')
(1,689
')
(1,711')
(1,704
')
(1,800
')
(1,841
')
(1,753
') (1,762
')
(1,790
')
(1,811')
(2,049
')
(2,178
')
(2,375
')
(2,177
')
(2,016
')
(1,973
')
(1,931
')
(1,829
')
!
!
!
!
!
!
!! !
!
! !
!
!
!
!
!!
!
!LT3 G
L2
GL
7
EB
3
EB
1
HC
3D
P9
PC
3
LT1
DP
7
GL
5
PC
1
GL
1
PT
1
PT
3
PT
5
BP
1
GL
3
WP
1
DP
11
0.5
0.50.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.3
!.G
atew
ay Sad
dle
(2,3
75
')
Be
ll Roa
d
Thompson Peak Pkwy.
IA
IA
ÆTI*
Gate
way
to the
McD
ow
ell
So
nora
n P
rese
rve (1
,72
0')
104
th/B
ell T
railhe
ad (1
,69
0')
0.3
Ga
tew
ayA
mp
hitheater
0.1
IAW
indga
te Cro
ssing
Ove
rflow
Pa
rking(P
lease
park in
design
ated sp
ots)
0.5
0.5
To We
stWorld
#
Und
erpass
Trails
Sce
nic Poin
tsE
me
rgency Markers
!.
Inse
t #1
- Ga
tew
ay A
rea
Ma
p D
ate
: Fa
ll 201
6C
op
yright 2
016
City o
f Sco
ttsda
le, A
rizona
All righ
ts rese
rved. N
ot for re
sale
.
00
.50
.25
Mile
s
-
MesquiteCnynTrl
Caballo
Trail
Bould
er
Trail
PembertonTra
il
Ro
ckK
nobT
rail
MarcusLandslideTrail
Tom's Thumb
Trail
Ma
rc us
La
nd
slide
Tra
il
Tom
'sT
hum
bT
rail
Feldsp
ar
Tra
i l
Tom'sThumbTrail
Rock
Kno
bT
rail
GooseneckTrl.
!
!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!
!!
!!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!!!!
!!
!!!
!!!!!!!
!
!!!
!
!
!!
!!
!!
!
!
!!
!
!!
!
!!
!
!!!!
!!!!
!!
!!
!!
!!!
FS
1
CR
39
!
!C
R3
7 !
GN
21
(2,6
81')
(2,6
93')
(2,6
05')
(2,5
39')
(2,5
43')
(2,7
87')
(2,7
76')
(2,7
33')
(2,8
55')
(2,9
91')
(2,9
67')
(2,8
40')
(2,6
10')
(2,5
42')
(3,3
85')
(3,6
07')
(3,7
41')
!
!
!
!
!
!
! !!
!!
!!
!F
S3
ML
5
RK
1
ML
7
ML
3M
L1
TT
2 TT
1
TT
7
EE
1
TT
5
TT
3
ML
25 M
cDo
we
ll
IAI*
Rock K
nob
(2,7
50
')
Trails
Sce
nic Poin
tsE
me
rgency Markers
!.
Inset #
2 - To
m's T
hum
b A
rea
Ma
p D
ate
: Fa
ll 201
6C
op
yright 2
016
City o
f Sco
ttsda
le, A
rizona
All righ
ts rese
rved. N
ot for re
sale
.
00.5
0.25M
iles
Tom
's Th
umb
(3,9
25')
-
IË
#
#
0.3
0.60.2
Mo
un
tain
Re
gio
na
l
Pa
rk
Tom
'sT
hu
mb
Tra
ilhe
ad
(No
Wa
ter)0.2
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.20.2
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.3
0.3
128th Street
Neigh
borh
ood
Acce
ss Only
0.6
1.1
0.9
0.2
No
te: T
rail se
gm
en
t leng
ths a
re rou
nd
ed to n
earest te
nth.
No
te: T
rail se
gm
en
t leng
ths a
re rou
nd
ed to n
earest te
nth.
1.0
Interp
retive
signs
alo
ngthe
Marcus L
andslide
Trail
have be
en p
rovided
throu
gha gra
nt from the
McD
owe
llS
onora
n C
onserva
ncy.
IË
Ea
st En
d(4
,05
9')
#
To Ra
nch Ga
te Rd
.an
d Dyn
am
ite B
lvd.#
#
!.M
arcusLa
nd
slide
(2,8
13')
No ho
rses o
r bike
ssou
th of th
is po
int
To Th
eLo
okout
#
0.3
Fo
r m
ap
s o
f tra
ilsto
th
e
no
rth g
o to
:sco
ttsda
lea
z.gov a
ndse
arch
"p
reserve"
Fee
req
uired
to
enter
McD
. M
t. R
egio
nal
Park.
For m
ap or m
ore info
go to:
ma
ricopa.g
ov/parks
!!
!!
!Maricop
a Tra
il
!!
!!
!M
aricopa T
rail
Qu
artz
Trai
l
Rin
gtai
l Tra
il
ProspectorTrail
Sunrise Trail
Desert
Park Trail
Taliesin Trail
Windmill
Trail
Par
adis
e
Trail
Bell
PassTrail
Windgate
Pa
ssT
rail
Lost Dog Wash Tra i l
Qua
rtz T
rail
Rin
gta
ilTr a
il
Sunris
e Trail
Sunrise Trail
136th Street S
pur
De
ser t
Pa
rkT
r ail
Loo
kout
Trail
Peak Spur
Quartz Trail
Bell
Pas
s
Trail
Old
J ee
pTrail
Gateway Loop Trail
Lost D
ogW
ashTrail
Gatew
ay
Loop
Tra
il
Tom
's
ThumbTra
il
Tom
'sTh
um
bTrai l
East E
ndT
rail
Tho m p son Peak
Ro
ad(g
ate
d)
WestW
orldTrail
WestW
orldTrail
10 4
th S
t. T
r.
Saguaro Trail Saguaro Loop Trail
Ana
saz
i Sp
ur
Marcus
LandslideTrail
Rock Knob Trail
104th St. Trail
W indgate Pass Trail
MesquiteCnyn
Trl
Feldspar T rail
Caballo Trail
Boulder Trail
Pe
mb
erto
n
Trai l
Rock Knob Trail
Blu ff Trail
Tonto Tank Tr ail
Pe
mb
erto
nTrail
Stoneman Wash Trail
Tom
'sTh
umb Trl
Dixie Mine Trail
Dixie Mine Trail
Sonora
nT
r ail
Sonoran Trail
We
ste
rnLo
opT
r l
Promenade
Trail
Coachw
hipTrail
Coachwh ipTrail
Levee Trail
Gateway Loop Trail
Andrews-Kinsey Trail
Andrews-Kinsey Trail
Goo
sen
ec
kT
rail
Marcus
Horseshoe Trail
! ! ! !!
!!
!!
!
!! !
!
!
!
!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!
!! !
!!
!! !
!!
! !!
!
!
!
!
!!!
!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!
!
!!
!
!
!! !
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!
!!
!
!
!
!!
!
!
!!!!!!
!
!!
!
!!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!
!!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!!!!!!!!
!!!!
!!!!!!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!
!!!!!!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!!
!
!
!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!!
!!!
!!!!!!
!
!!!
!!!!!
!
!!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!
!
!
!
!!!
!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!!
!
!
!!
! !!
!!
!!
!!
!
! !
!!
!!
!!!
! ! ! ! ! !
!
! !
! ! ! !
!! !
! ! !
!! !
! ! ! ! !! !
!! !
!!
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! !
!! ! !
!!
!! ! ! ! ! ! !
! !!
! !
!!
!!
!!
!!
!
! !
!
! !!
!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!!
TT9
TL1
TT7EE1
EE3
TL3
0.9
EE5
BP9
WM1
PP3
PP1
PP7
PP5BP7
BP5
DP3
SR7SM5
RT3
RT5
RT1
AS1
LD1
SR19AS3
LD3
JT1LD5
LD4
LD7
LD9
TN3
TN1
WW5
WW9
WW1
Windgate Pass
0.3
The Lookout
0.2
Gateway to the
McDowell Sonoran
Preserve
104th/Bell Trailhead
WestWorldTrailhead
QuartzTrailhead
McDowellMountain
Ran
ch
Rd.
Lost Dog Wash Trailhead Ringtail Trailhead
136th St. Trailhead
SunriseTrailhead
Thom
pson
Pe
akP
kwy.
0.1
104th St.
0.1
!.
Horses not permittedin Ftn. Hills Preserve
!.
0.5
0.1
0.50.6
0.5
0.4
0.20.2
0.2
0.30.2
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.7
0.5
0.2 0.2
0.5
0.2
!
!
PT1
DP7
BP1
Crossover Trail
BajadaTrail
0.5
(1,690')
(1,720')
(2,813')
(2,750')
OverflowParking
WindgateCrossing(overflowparking)
0.6
SR16
0.5
0.8
BP3
BP4
Anasazi School(overflow parkingon weekendsand holidays)
0.3
WP2
WP1
Tom'sTrailhead
Thumb
(No Water)
0.8
0.9
1.8
0.8
0.1
1.2
0.8
!
!
AK5
AK4
!GN19
(2,194')
(2,269')(1,833')
(1,686')
(2,178')
(2,283')
(2,293')
(2,562')
(2,016')
(2,714')(3,031')
(2,438') (2,704')
(3,057')
(3,858')
(3,496')
(3,752')
(3,116')
(3,741')(3,607')
(2,586')
(2,573')
(2,479')
(2,485')
(2,753')
(2,407')
(2,293')
(2,679')(2,929')
(3,204')
(2,568')
(2,199')
(1,826')
(1,650')
(1,566')
(1,970') (1,970')
(2,093')
(2,021') (2,115')
(1,961')
(1,834')
(1,516')
(1,516')
(1,526')
(1,514')
(1,615')
(1,617')
(1,540)
(1,954')
(1,785')(1,770')
(1,753')
(1,720')
(1,737')
(1,925')
(2,221')
(1,988')
(2,575')(2,292')
(2,785')
(2,841')
(3,008') (2,858')
(2,007') (2,474')
(1,762')
(2,944')
(2,762')
(1,474')
(1,533')
(2,542')
!
!
!
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
! !
!
! !
! !
!.
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
! !
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
! !
!
! !
! !
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
! !
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
WW7
WW3QT1
DP5 DP1 WP5WP7
WM3
SM3
SM7
SR9
QT5
QT3
WP3
TT17
TT15 TT13
TT11
SR13
WW15
WW11 SR10
SR11
SR15
SR17
2.0
0.7
0.7
1.7
2.0
1.5
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.8
1.0
1.3
0.7
1.2
0.5
0.9
0.9
0.4
0.4
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.4
1.3
0.6
0.50.6
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.2
IA
IA IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
East End
Tom'sThumb
Drinkwater Peak McDowell Peak
IA
Bell Pass
Inspiration Viewpoint!. !.
!.
!. !.Prospector
Scenic View
Thompson Peak
!.Gateway Saddle
TaliesinOverlook
Scenic View
SunrisePeak
Via Linda 124t
h S
tre
et
128t
h S
tre
et
136t
h S
t.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Bell Rd.
Scottsdale
McDowell
Sonoran
Fountain
HillsPreserve
Rock Knob
128t
h S
tre
et
To Ranch Gate Rd.and Dynamite Blvd.
See Inset #1 on Reverse
See Inset #1 on Reverse
Cactus Road
Lost DogOverlook
Blvd.
Park
Regional
McDowell
Mountain
/ (2,460')(3,069')
(2,000')
(2,092')
(3,969')
(3,995')(3,910')
(3,204')
(2,679')
(3,031')
(2,714')
(3,858')
(4,059')
(3,925')
(2,375')
(1,923')
(1,771')
(1,739')(1,755')
(1,530')
(1,584')
No Horses orBikes on 136thStreet Spur
Gateway - 18333 N. Thompson Pk. Pkwy.Lost Dog Wash - 12601 N. 124th St.Quartz - 10215 E. McDowell Mt. Ranch Rd.Ringtail - 12300 block of N. 128th St.Sunrise - 12101 N. 145th WayTom's Thumb - 23015 N. 128th St.WestWorld - 15939 N. 98th St.
IAIATrailhead
Addresses
IATo WestWorld
#
IA
Under-pass
Underpass
See Inset #2 on Reverse
See Inset #2 on Reverse
Preserve Scenic View(2,940')
Fee Required to enterMcD. Mt. Regional Park.For map or more info goto: Maricopa.gov/parks
Fee Required to enterMcD. Mt. Regional Park.For map or more info goto: Maricopa.gov/parks
For map or more info onFtn. Hills Preserve go to:fh.az.gov/trails-preserve.aspx
Notice: This map is for general information purposes only. TheCity of Scottsdale does not warrant its accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any particular purpose. Trails, boundaries andother locations are approximate and subject to change.Copyright 2016 City of Scottsdale, Arizona.All rights reserved. Not for resale.
For maps of the trailsto the north go to:
ScottsdaleAZ.gov andsearch "Preserve"