Hunt Highway & South Sandia Road
9 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Hunt Highway & South Sandia Road is a 9-mile out-and-back near Rainbow Valley, AZ. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hunt Highway & South Sandia Road
9 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,055–1,168 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: South Sandia Road · 33.24692, -112.46132
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on South Sandia Road, heading SE.
- 3 miTurn left onto Hunt Highway, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto South Rainbow Valley Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach South Sandia Road, 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.
- 3 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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