Estrella Mountain Regional Park

Baseline Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Baseline Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Litchfield Junction, AZ. It climbs 413 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 1,122 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Baseline Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 3 hr 2 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 miTurn left onto Coldwater Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Butterfield Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Toothaker Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftSharp left onto Baseline Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Quail Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 1.9 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

83% dirt17% 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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