Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Papago Park - Tempe near Marlborough Park, AZ. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path
1.9 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 45 min
Elevation 1,181–1,329 ft
Out & Back · Papago Park - Tempe
Trailhead: 33.45092, -111.93858
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 84° · precip 5% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: College Ave & McKellips Rd stop 332 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: College Ave & McKellips Rd stop 332 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path 1.9 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Zoo Staff Only 2.2 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path 2.6 mi · ▲ 344 ft
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