Bat Cave–Multi-Use Path A, 5 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,303 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Bat Cave–Multi-Use Path A, 5 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Paloma Regional Preserve near Parkview Estates, AZ. It climbs 1,303 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bat Cave–Multi-Use Path A, 5 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,303 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,397–1,748 ft
Out & Back · Paloma Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Biscuit Flat · 33.75081, -112.21446
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Multi-Use Path A, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Speckled Rattler, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Speckled Rattler, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sunrise Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Sunrise Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bat Cave, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Multi-Use Path A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sunrise Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sunrise Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Speckled Rattler, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Speckled Rattler, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Multi-Use Path A, heading E.
- 1.7 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 3.2 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Biscuit Flat Trailhead
- Compass Rose–Granite trail, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Biscuit Flat–Burro Range Loop, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Snodgrass Tank–Biscuit Flat, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Buckhorn–Granite trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Multi-Use Path A & Speckled Rattler 4.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- East-West Connector–Granite trail Loop, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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