Hunt Highway & South 175th Avenue via South Rainbow Valley Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Hunt Highway & South 175th Avenue via South Rainbow Valley Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Rainbow Valley, AZ. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hunt Highway & South 175th Avenue via South Rainbow Valley Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,083–1,127 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.22040, -112.43422
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 103°F / low 79° · precip 5% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto South 175th Avenue, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Hunt Highway, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right 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 left onto Hunt Highway, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto South 175th Avenue, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- South 171st Avenue & South Cotton Lane via South 175th Avenue 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- South Cotton Lane 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- South 173rd Avenue–South Cotton Lane, 3 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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