Lake Playa Del Rey via Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail
13 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Lake Playa Del Rey via Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in McQueen Park near Tremaine, AZ. The route reaches Lake Playa Del Rey. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Playa Del Rey via Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail
13 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,164–1,220 ft
Out & Back · McQueen Park
Trailhead: 33.35851, -111.82341
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 85° · precip 5% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: Rural Rd & Bell De Mar Dr stop 292 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Lake Playa Del Rey.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 5.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Lake Playa Del Rey, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 5.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rural Rd & Bell De Mar Dr stop 292 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 62 ft
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