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Dry Gulch Trail - MSPN, AZ

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Distance One Way 0.23 miles
Trailhead Elevation 2,763 feet
Elevation Gain 48 feet
Accumulated Gain 48 feet
Avg Time One Way 10 minutes
Kokopelli Seeds 0.39
 Backpack Possible - Not Popular
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Location Arizona
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Sun  7:16am - 5:18pm
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An east-west orientated connector trail located in the central part of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve North (MSPN). The east side of the Dry Gulch Trail transects the Cholla Mountain Loop two-tenths of a mile south of Cathedral Rock[1]. The west side junctions with the Corral Trail.


Synopsis
Another generic northern McDowell Sonoran Preserve track that gently rolls through this bouldery high desert. This trail would be utilized as the most direct approach to the west side crags of Cholla Mountain (e.g. Birdland Area, Defoliation, Jacob's Wall and The Far Side).

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Endnote: Cathedral Rock was likely renamed from what climbers initially referred to as Indian Rocks, but more investigation would be needed to confirm this information accurately.

2025-11-05 pseudalpine
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Connector trail - Not Applicable

To Brown's Ranch Trailhead
From the 101 in North Scottsdale, drive North on Pima/Princess drive and go East on Happy Valley Road to the stop sign at the instersection of Happy Valley & Alma School Road. Follow Alma School Road North past Dynamite until it ends at Brown's Ranch Trailhead.

From PHX (I-10 & AZ-51) 34.0 mi - 44m
From TUC (Jct 1-10 & Grant) 135 mi - 2h 4m
From FLG (Jct I-17 & I-40) 139 mi - 2h 15m
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