Ruby Lake & Consolidated Canal Path via Maricopa Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Ruby Lake & Consolidated Canal Path via Maricopa Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Sonora Town, AZ. The route reaches Ruby Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ruby Lake & Consolidated Canal Path via Maricopa Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,234–1,246 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.33524, -111.79016
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 84° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: Warner Rd & Gilbert Rd stop 64 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Consolidated Canal Path, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Ruby Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Consolidated Canal Path, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Warner Rd & Gilbert Rd stop 64 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ashley Trail & Consolidated Canal Path 5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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