Maricopa Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Maricopa Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Camp Creek, AZ. It climbs 545 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,874 – 3,304 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.84928, -111.83203
Nearest town Camp Creek, AZ

Directions

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Maricopa Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 2,873–3,303 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.84928, -111.83203

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 74° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Maricopa Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.8 miBear left onto Camp Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Maricopa Trail, heading E.
  8. 2.8 miTurn left onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 200 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

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F74°
Feels like80°Precip3%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sun 97°76°
Mon 95°77°
Tue 97°81°
Wed 96°81°
Thu 97°81°
Fri 93°79° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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