AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Grand Canal

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Grand Canal is a 4-mile out-and-back near Maryvale Terrace, AZ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,099 – 1,102 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grand Canal 33.49599, -112.20054
Nearest town Maryvale Terrace, AZ
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Grand Canal

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,098–1,104 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Grand Canal · 33.49599, -112.20054

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 143 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grand Canalscape, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Grand Canal, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Grand Canalscape, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right onto Grand Canal, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miReach Grand Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left onto Grand Canalscape, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Grand Canal, heading W.
  8. 500 ftContinue straight onto Grand Canalscape, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/grand-canal-grand-canal-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

73% paved27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: stop 143 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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