Hank Raymond Lake via Maricopa Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Hank Raymond Lake via Maricopa Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Vistancia, AZ. The route reaches Hank Raymond Lake at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 484 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,457 – 1,752 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.82703, -112.25475
Nearest town Vistancia, AZ

Directions

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Hank Raymond Lake via Maricopa Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,457–1,753 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.82703, -112.25475

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading NW.
  9. 2.6 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftReach Hank Raymond Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 1 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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