Entrance Trail & Maricopa Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Entrance Trail & Maricopa Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Liberty, AZ. It climbs 269 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Entrance Trail & Maricopa Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 946–1,133 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.32350, -112.44015
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Entrance Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 miReach Entrance Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Entrance Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 2.0 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Entrance Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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