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Papago Park

5k Trail & Elliot Ramada Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

5k Trail & Elliot Ramada Loop is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Papago Park near Papago Peaks Village, AZ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,201 – 1,237 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.45860, -111.96880
Nearest town Papago Peaks Village, AZ
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5k Trail & Elliot Ramada Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 1,201–1,236 ft

Out & Back · Papago Park

Trailhead: 33.45860, -111.96880

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 84° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: 52nd St & McDowell Rd stop 669 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading S.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading S.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading S.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading S.
  12. 500 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading S.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 150 ftReach 5k Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear left onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading W.
  21. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 300 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading W.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading W.
  24. 500 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading NW.
  25. 350 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading W.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading SW.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading N.
  31. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/5k-trail-elliot-ramada-loop-out-back-3-km-e217

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 101°F84°
Feels like96°Precip5%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 101°81°
Sun 102°79°
Mon 103°90°
Tue 106°93°
Wed 104°91° 23%
Thu 103°88° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 52nd St & McDowell Rd stop 669 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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