Arizona Diversion Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Arizona Diversion Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Thunderbird Paseo Park near Cottonwood Ranch, 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
4.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,182–1,217 ft
Out & Back · Thunderbird Paseo Park
Trailhead: Skunk Creek Trail · 33.62455, -112.23309
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 104°F / low 83° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 411 m from the trailhead
- Start on Skunk Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Arizona Diversion Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 411 m from the trailhead
More from Skunk Creek Trail Trailhead
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Arizona Diversion Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Arizona Diversion Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Arizona Diversion Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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