El Oso Road & Jolene via Edward's Park
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,577 ft · 4 hr 19 min
El Oso Road & Jolene via Edward's Park is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Tonto Basin, AZ. It climbs 1,577 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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El Oso Road & Jolene via Edward's Park
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,577 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 4,996–6,043 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Edward's Park · 33.73035, -111.34773
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 16% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on Edward's Park, heading W.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Big Pine Flat, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto El Oso Road, heading W.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Edward's Park, heading SE.
- 5.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Edward's Park Trailhead
- Edward's Park 3.9 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Edward's Park 5.1 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Big Pine Spring & Big Pine Flat via Edward's Park 7.4 mi · ▲ 853 ft
- Edward's Park 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,355 ft
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