Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Baseline Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Baseline Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Litchfield Junction, AZ. It climbs 391 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Baseline Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 916–1,122 ft
Out & Back · Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.38223, -112.38028
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Quail Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Baseline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Toothaker Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Baseline Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Quail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Quail Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Baseline Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Baseline Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Baseline Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 392 ft
- Baseline Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Baseline Trail 3 mi · ▲ 392 ft
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