5k Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Papago Park near Wheel Inn Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,253 – 1,322 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.45694, -111.94529
Nearest town Wheel Inn Ranch, AZ
Directions
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5k Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 51 min
Elevation 1,253–1,323 ft
Out & Back · Papago Park
Trailhead: 33.45694, -111.94529
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 100°F / low 84° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Phoenix Zoo stop 472 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Double Butte Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach 5k Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Double Butte Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 5k Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 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 surface
96% dirt4% paved
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 100°F84°
Feels like93°Precip5%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
102°80°
Sun
105°80°
Mon
103°90°
Tue
105°93°
Wed
104°91°
24%
Thu
103°87°
29%
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 7:16 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Phoenix Zoo stop 472 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- 5k Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 87 ft
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