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East Maricopa Floodway Basin

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

East Maricopa Floodway Basin is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Higley, AZ. The route reaches East Maricopa Floodway Basin. 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 mi1,316 – 1,329 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.29215, -111.69955
Nearest town Higley, AZ
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East Maricopa Floodway Basin

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 1,314–1,327 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.29215, -111.69955

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass East Maricopa Floodway Basin.
  3. 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach East Maricopa Floodway Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 1.3 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/east-maricopa-floodway-basin-out-back-4-km-702f

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Higley, Arizona