Estrella Mountain Regional Park

Baseline Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Baseline Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Litchfield Junction, AZ. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 1,122 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.38705, -112.40047
Nearest town Litchfield Junction, AZ

Directions

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Baseline Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 901–1,122 ft

Out & Back · Estrella Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.38705, -112.40047

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Baseline Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 450 ftSharp left onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right onto Toothaker Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Butterfield Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Toothaker Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 450 ftSharp left onto Baseline Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Quail Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 1.9 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% dirt1% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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