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Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area

Demonstration Wetland & Rio Salado Pathway via Salt River Shore

12.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Demonstration Wetland & Rio Salado Pathway via Salt River Shore is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area near Tovrea, AZ. The route reaches Demonstration Wetland at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,047 – 1,148 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.43391, -111.96754
Nearest town Tovrea, AZ
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Demonstration Wetland & Rio Salado Pathway via Salt River Shore

12.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,047–1,147 ft

Out & Back · Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area

Trailhead: 33.43391, -111.96754

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 104°F / low 83° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: Rio Salado Pkwy & 1910 West stop 281 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Rio Salado Pathway, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Salt River Shore, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miPass Demonstration Wetland.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Terrace Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftReach Demonstration Wetland, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt River Shore, heading E.
  21. 1.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  22. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rio Salado Pathway, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 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/demonstration-wetland-rio-salado-pathway-out-back-22-km-a047

Trail surface

73% paved27% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 104°F83°
Feels like89°Precip3%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sun 105°80°
Mon 104°94°
Tue 106°94°
Wed 104°91° 24%
Thu 106°89° 20%
Fri 99°84° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Rio Salado Pkwy & 1910 West stop 281 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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