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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto North Terrace Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Overbank Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto North Terrace Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto North Overbank Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Demonstration Wetland, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto North Terrace Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear right onto North Overbank Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto North Terrace Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 0.3 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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