Granada Lake & Murphy Bridle Path
6.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Granada Lake & Murphy Bridle Path is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Palmas Royale, AZ. The route reaches Granada Lake at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Granada Lake & Murphy Bridle Path
6.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,216–1,245 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Murphy Bridle Path · 33.55291, -112.07375
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Central Av & Northern Av stop 32 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Murphy Bridle Path, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sun Circle Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Phoenix–Sonoran Bikeway, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Granada Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Granada Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sun Circle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Murphy Bridle Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 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 3.1 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Central Av & Northern Av stop 32 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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