Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve
Calderwood Butte & Maricopa Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Calderwood Butte & Maricopa Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve near Vistancia, AZ. The route reaches Calderwood Butte at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 639 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Calderwood Butte & Maricopa Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,236–1,644 ft
Out & Back · Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail · 33.71351, -112.30622
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Maricopa Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Calderwood Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 2.7 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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