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Papago Park - Tempe

Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path

2.6 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Papago Park - Tempe near Marlborough Park, AZ. It climbs 344 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,181 – 1,329 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.45092, -111.93858
Nearest town Marlborough Park, AZ
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Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path

2.6 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,181–1,329 ft

Out & Back · Papago Park - Tempe

Trailhead: 33.45092, -111.93858

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

Transit-accessible: College Ave & McKellips Rd stop 332 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  27. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  31. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  33. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  34. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  43. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 50 ftArrive 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-541a

Trail surface

66% dirt14% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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 7:15 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: College Ave & McKellips Rd stop 332 m from the trailhead

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