Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Gadsden Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Gadsden Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Litchfield Junction, AZ. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gadsden Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 989–1,108 ft
Out & Back · Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Butterfield Trail · 33.36864, -112.37099
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 104°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Butterfield Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Gadsden Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Butterfield Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive 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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Weather
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Butterfield Trail Trailhead
- Baseline Trail & Gila Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Butterfield Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Coldwater Trail & Dysart Trail Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 183 ft
- Gadsden Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Dysart Trail–Quail Trail Loop, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Toothaker Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
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