171st Avenue–Baseline Road, 4 sights

15 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 5 hr 5 min

171st Avenue–Baseline Road, 4 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back near Rainbow Valley, AZ. It is mostly level, with 159 ft of elevation gain. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,056 – 1,191 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Riggs Road 33.21782, -112.37521
Nearest town Rainbow Valley, AZ

Directions

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171st Avenue–Baseline Road, 4 sights

15 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,055–1,190 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Riggs Road · 33.21782, -112.37521

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 101°F / low 80° · precip 7% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on West Riggs Road, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto West Chandler Heights Road, heading W.
  4. 2 miTurn left onto 155th Avenue, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Baseline Road, heading W.
  6. 1 miTurn left onto South 163rd Avenue, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto 171st Avenue, heading W.
  9. 1.3 miReach West Riggs Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left onto South 163rd Avenue, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Baseline Road, heading E.
  13. 1 miTurn left onto 155th Avenue, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto West Chandler Heights Road, heading E.
  15. 2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 1 miTurn right onto West Riggs Road, heading W.
  17. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

12% gravel88% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 101°F80°
Feels like97°Precip7%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Sat 101°79°
Sun 101°79°
Mon 103°84°
Tue 105°86°
Wed 104°86° 23%
Thu 100°85° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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