Chaparral Lake & Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt
4.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Chaparral Lake & Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Chaparral Park near Scottsdale, AZ. The route reaches Chaparral Lake. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chaparral Lake & Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt
4.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,247–1,285 ft
Out & Back · Chaparral Park
Trailhead: 33.51014, -111.90618
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 103°F / low 83° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 216 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Chaparral Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Indian Bend Wash path, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto North Canal Bank Road, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Chaparral Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto North Canal Bank Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Indian Bend Wash path, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 216 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Chaparral Lake–Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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