Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Baseline Trail–Desert Rose Trail, 4 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Baseline Trail–Desert Rose Trail, 4 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Cashion, AZ. It climbs 944 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Baseline Trail–Desert Rose Trail, 4 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 928–1,226 ft
Out & Back · Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.36657, -112.31529
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 85° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Junior Loop, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Long Loop, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Desert Rose Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Gadsden Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Butterfield Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Toothaker Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Baseline Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Junior Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Baseline Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Toothaker Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Butterfield Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Gadsden Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Desert Rose Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Long Loop, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Junior Loop, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 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 7.6 mi in (~196 min). Leave by 3:15 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Junior Loop–Long Loop Loop, 4 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Butterfield Trail–Desert Rose Trail, 3 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,145 ft
- Desert Rose Trail–Gadsden Trail, 3 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 772 ft
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