Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Baseline Trail & Gila Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min
Baseline Trail & Gila Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Litchfield Junction, AZ. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Baseline Trail & Gila Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min
Elevation 929–1,048 ft
Out & Back · Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.36988, -112.37212
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 104°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Toothaker Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Baseline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Gila Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Baseline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Baseline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Toothaker Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Butterfield Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Coldwater Trail & Dysart Trail Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 183 ft
- Gadsden Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Gadsden Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Dysart Trail–Quail Trail Loop, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Toothaker Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
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