Mandrill–Rhino, 7 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Papago Park near Papago Peaks Village, AZ. The route passes Papago Ponds, Oryx, Rhino and Mandrill before reaching Baboon at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 322 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,237 – 1,391 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.46956, -111.95012
Nearest town Papago Peaks Village, AZ
Directions
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Mandrill–Rhino, 7 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,238–1,393 ft
Out & Back · Papago Park
Trailhead: 33.46956, -111.95012
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Transit-accessible: McDowell Rd & 64th St stop 662 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Double Butte Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Big Butte Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto 5k Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Double Butte Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 5k Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftPass Papago Ponds.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Zoo Staff Only, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Desert Discovery Zoo Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Oryx.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Rhino.
- 50 ftPass Baboon.
- 50 ftReach Mandrill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Zoo Staff Only, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hole-In-The-Rock Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Double Butte Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto 5k Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Big Butte Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Double Butte Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 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
64% dirt6% sand5% gravel3% paved22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: McDowell Rd & 64th St stop 662 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Double Butte Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Double Butte Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Double Butte Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 209 ft
- Big Butte Loop & Double Butte Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Double Butte Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Double Butte Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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