Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Desert Rose Trail & Quail Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 914 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Desert Rose Trail & Quail Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Litchfield, AZ. It climbs 914 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Desert Rose Trail & Quail Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 914 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Elevation 989–1,226 ft
Out & Back · Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Long Loop · 33.36482, -112.31979
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 104°F / low 80° · precip 5% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Long Loop, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Desert Rose Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Gadsden Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Butterfield Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Toothaker Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Desert Rose Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Toothaker Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Butterfield Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Gadsden Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Desert Rose Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Long Loop, heading S.
- 1 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 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Long Loop Trailhead
- Long Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Connector (Technical to Long Loop)–Junior Loop Loop, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Baseline Trail–Butterfield Trail, 3 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 1,181 ft
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