Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,316–1,477 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.54396, -111.63536
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 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 3.6 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Raccoon Bluff Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 448 ft
- North Phon D Sutton Road Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Raccoon Bluff–Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed) Loop, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Bush Lite West 6 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Bush Lite West 6.6 mi · ▲ 269 ft
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