Baseline Road–Hunt Highway, 4 sights
16 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Baseline Road–Hunt Highway, 4 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Rainbow Valley, AZ. It is mostly level, with 186 ft of elevation gain. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Baseline Road–Hunt Highway, 4 sights
16 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 1,071–1,168 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.23973, -112.46049
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 103°F / low 79° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto South Sandia Road, heading S.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Hunt Highway, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto South 175th Avenue, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto South Cotton Lane, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto South 163rd Avenue, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Baseline Road, heading E.
- 1 miReach Hunt Highway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto South 163rd Avenue, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto South Cotton Lane, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto South 175th Avenue, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hunt Highway, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto South Sandia Road, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 8.0 mi in (~196 min). Leave by 3:17 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- South Sandia Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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