Hole in the Rock–Tempe Town Lake, 7 lakes is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Papago Park - Tempe near Tovrea, AZ. The route passes Tempe Town Lake, Indian Bend Canal, Indian Bend Canal and 3 more before reaching Hole in the Rock at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 409 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,129 – 1,358 ft8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.43649, -111.97266
Nearest town Tovrea, AZ
Directions
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Hole in the Rock–Tempe Town Lake, 7 lakes
7.1 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,129–1,358 ft
Out & Back · Papago Park - Tempe
Trailhead: 33.43649, -111.97266
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 102°F / low 85° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: Rio Salado Pkwy & 2021 West stop 745 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Tempe Town Lake North Path, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Tempe Town Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tempe Town Lake Parking Mill Ave Bridge, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Indian Bend Canal.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Loma Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftPass Indian Bend Canal.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lizard Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass SRP Tempe Town Lake Marina.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Zoo Staff Only, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Papago Ponds.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass The Hole in the Rock.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hole-In-The-Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Hole in the Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Zoo Staff Only, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lizard Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Loma Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tempe Town Lake North Path, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
38% paved31% dirt5% sand1% gravel25% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 102°F85°
Feels like88°Precip1%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°85°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sun
106°80°
Mon
104°81°
Tue
107°94°
Wed
106°91°
Thu
109°94°
Fri
105°92°
30%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rio Salado Pkwy & 2021 West stop 745 m from the trailhead
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- Rio Salado Pathway 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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