Hunt Highway via South Sandia Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Hunt Highway via South Sandia Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Rainbow Valley, AZ. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hunt Highway via South Sandia Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 1,118–1,168 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.21515, -112.46445
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 80° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Sandia Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Hunt Highway, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto South Rainbow Valley Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Hunt Highway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hunt Highway, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto South Sandia Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
More from this trailhead
- South Sandia Road 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- South Sandia Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Hunt Highway–South 175th Avenue, 4 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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