Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Butterfield Trail–Desert Rose Trail, 3 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 1,145 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Butterfield Trail–Desert Rose Trail, 3 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Cashion, AZ. It climbs 1,145 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Butterfield Trail–Desert Rose Trail, 3 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 1,145 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Elevation 985–1,342 ft
Out & Back · Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.36657, -112.31529
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Junior Loop, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Long Loop, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Desert Rose Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Gadsden Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Butterfield Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Coldwater Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Junior Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Butterfield Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Gadsden Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Desert Rose Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Long Loop, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Junior Loop, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Junior Loop–Long Loop Loop, 4 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Desert Rose Trail–Gadsden Trail, 3 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 772 ft
- Baseline Trail–Desert Rose Trail, 4 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 944 ft
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