Mandrill–Rhino, 6 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Papago Park near Marlborough Park, AZ. The route passes Oryx, Rhino and Mandrill before reaching Baboon at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,194 – 1,309 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.43894, -111.94343
Nearest town Marlborough Park, AZ
Directions
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Mandrill–Rhino, 6 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 53 min
Elevation 1,193–1,310 ft
Out & Back · Papago Park
Trailhead: 33.43894, -111.94343
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 84° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Curry Rd & Mill Av stop 152 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Zoo Staff Only, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Oryx.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Desert Discovery Zoo Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Rhino.
- 50 ftPass Baboon.
- 300 ftReach Mandrill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Zoo Staff Only, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crosscut Canal Multi-use Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
42% paved24% sand15% dirt6% gravel13% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 101°F84°
Feels like96°Precip5%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
103°80°
Sun
105°80°
Mon
104°90°
Tue
106°94°
Wed
104°91°
24%
Thu
103°88°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Curry Rd & Mill Av stop 152 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Papago Ponds–5k Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 285 ft
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