Cottontail
2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min
Cottontail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Litchfield Junction, AZ. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cottontail
2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min
Elevation 995–1,045 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.36397, -112.41142
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 105°F / low 83° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Cottontail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Cottontail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:18 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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