Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Gadsden Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Gadsden Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Litchfield Junction, AZ. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gadsden Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 985–1,111 ft
Out & Back · Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Coldwater Trail · 33.37035, -112.36862
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Coldwater Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Butterfield Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Gadsden Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Butterfield Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Coldwater Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Coldwater Trail Trailhead
- Butterfield Trail 2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Coldwater Trail & Dysart Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Toothaker Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Dysart Trail & Quail Trail via Rainbow Valley Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Butterfield Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 453 ft
- Dysart Trail–Quail Trail Loop, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 691 ft
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