Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve
Calderwood Butte via Maricopa Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Calderwood Butte via Maricopa Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve near Vistancia, AZ. The route reaches Calderwood Butte at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 607 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 via Maricopa Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,252–1,644 ft
Out & Back · Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 33.71400, -112.29163
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 80° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 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 S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.9 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 2.0 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Maricopa Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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