Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Baseline Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Baseline Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Litchfield Junction, AZ. It climbs 392 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Baseline Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 909–1,122 ft
Out & Back · Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.38366, -112.38015
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Baseline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Baseline Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Quail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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 2.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Baseline Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Baseline Trail 3 mi · ▲ 392 ft
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