Arizona Diversion Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Arizona Diversion Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Thunderbird Paseo Park near Greenbriar, AZ. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Arizona Diversion Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,195–1,225 ft
Out & Back · Thunderbird Paseo Park
Trailhead: 33.58764, -112.15816
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 636 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Arizona Diversion Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Arizona Diversion Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 636 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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