Eldorado North Lake & Schrader's Pond via Indian Bend Wash path
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Eldorado North Lake & Schrader's Pond via Indian Bend Wash path is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Eldorado Park near Wheel Inn Ranch, AZ. The route passes Eldorado North Lake before reaching Schrader's Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. 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.
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Eldorado North Lake & Schrader's Pond via Indian Bend Wash path
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,210–1,237 ft
Out & Back · Eldorado Park
Trailhead: 33.47399, -111.91733
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 83° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 668 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Eldorado North Lake.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Indian Bend Wash path, heading SE.
- 1.4 miPass Schrader's Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Eldorado North Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 668 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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