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Elliot Ramada Loop is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Papago Park near Papago Peaks Village, AZ. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,207 – 1,371 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.46956, -111.95012
Nearest town Papago Peaks Village, AZ

Directions

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Elliot Ramada Loop

2.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 56 min

Elevation 1,209–1,371 ft

Out & Back · Papago Park

Trailhead: 33.46956, -111.95012

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: McDowell Rd & 64th St stop 662 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftSharp right onto Double Butte Loop, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Big Butte Loop, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Double Butte Loop, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Double Butte Loop, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto 5k Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftSharp right onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftSharp left onto 5k Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Double Butte Loop, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Double Butte Loop, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Butte Loop, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Double Butte Loop, heading N.
  25. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

86% dirt2% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: McDowell Rd & 64th St stop 662 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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