Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area

Demonstration Wetland & North Terrace Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Demonstration Wetland & North Terrace Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area near Villa Monte Vista, AZ. The route reaches Demonstration Wetland at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,040 – 1,089 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.41808, -112.04153
Nearest town Villa Monte Vista, AZ

Directions

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Demonstration Wetland & North Terrace Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,039–1,090 ft

Out & Back · Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area

Trailhead: 33.41808, -112.04153

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto North Terrace Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Overbank Trail, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto North Terrace Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto North Overbank Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 150 ftReach Demonstration Wetland, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear left onto North Terrace Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.4 miBear right onto North Overbank Trail, heading E.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Terrace Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 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 surface

96% gravel3% paved1% dirt

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 6:25 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead