Lehi Trail & Maricopa Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 5 hr
Lehi Trail & Maricopa Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Sunshine Acres, AZ. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lehi Trail & Maricopa Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 1,265–1,433 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.49526, -111.69940
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 4.8 miTurn right onto Lehi Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miReach Maricopa Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading S.
- 4.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Lehi Loop Shared Use Path & Maricopa Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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