26th Street & Maricopa Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 29 min
26th Street & Maricopa Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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26th Street & Maricopa Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,954–2,130 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.83421, -112.02676
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto 26th Street, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Maricopa Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach 26th Street, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 26th Street, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Overton Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 621 ft
- Overton Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 621 ft
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