Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve
Calderwood Butte via Maricopa Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Calderwood Butte via Maricopa Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve near Vistancia, AZ. The route reaches Calderwood Butte. It climbs 871 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Calderwood Butte via Maricopa Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,266–1,644 ft
Out & Back · Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 33.73750, -112.27799
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 80° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Calderwood Butte.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Calderwood Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 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 0.6 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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