Hole in the Rock–The Hole in the Rock, 4 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Papago Park near Marlborough Park, AZ. The route passes Papago Ponds and The Hole in the Rock before reaching Hole in the Rock at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 295 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,175 – 1,358 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.43784, -111.94604
Nearest town Marlborough Park, AZ
Directions
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Hole in the Rock–The Hole in the Rock, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 59 min
Elevation 1,174–1,358 ft
Out & Back · Papago Park
Trailhead: 33.43784, -111.94604
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Center Pkwy/Washington stop 62 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Zoo Staff Only, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftPass Papago Ponds.
- 0.2 miPass The Hole in the Rock.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Zoo Staff Only, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
51% paved28% dirt15% sand4% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Center Pkwy/Washington stop 62 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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