Hiking April 2022Hike the Balanced Rock Trail in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Even in a terrain replete with natural sandblasted granite sculptures, Balanced Rock stands out.
Even in a terrain replete with natural sandblasted granite sculptures, Balanced Rock stands out.
For most of its 15-mile course, the Lime Kiln Trail winds through a dusty corridor of crumbling sediments and sparse vegetation.
After decades of planning and construction, the roughly 1,000-acre preserve now occupies a mountainous sliver of space between manicured golf communities and the hiking hubs of Scottsdale's McDowell Mountain Regional Park.