AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Crossroads Park Lake & Eastern Canal Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Crossroads Park Lake & Eastern Canal Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Nortons Corner, AZ. The route reaches Crossroads Park Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 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.

Elevation

0 mi1,270 – 1,273 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Eastern Canal Trail 33.30662, -111.76450
Nearest town Nortons Corner, AZ
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Crossroads Park Lake & Eastern Canal Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,268–1,273 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Eastern Canal Trail · 33.30662, -111.76450

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 161 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eastern Canal Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.7 miPass Crossroads Park Lake.
  4. 0.2 miReach Crossroads Park Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 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/crossroads-park-lake-crossroads-park-lake-out-back-3-lakes-6-km-73e4

Trail surface

88% paved12% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: stop 161 m from the trailhead

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