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Papago Park - Tempe

Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path

2.4 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 59 min

Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Papago Park - Tempe near Marlborough Park, AZ. It climbs 358 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,181 – 1,329 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.44864, -111.93522
Nearest town Marlborough Park, AZ
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Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path

2.4 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 59 min

Elevation 1,181–1,329 ft

Out & Back · Papago Park - Tempe

Trailhead: 33.44864, -111.93522

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: McKellips Rd & College Ave stop 261 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  23. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crosscut-canal-multi-use-path-out-back-4-km-1abd

Trail surface

58% dirt20% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: McKellips Rd & College Ave stop 261 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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