Maricopa Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Maricopa Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Camp Creek, AZ. It climbs 563 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Maricopa Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 2,873–3,303 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.84991, -111.83371
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 72° · precip 7% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Maricopa Trail, heading N.
- 2.8 miBear left onto Camp Creek Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right onto Maricopa Trail, heading E.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftArrive 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 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Wildcat Tank–2091, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- U3068 via U3057 2.1 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Maricopa Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Wildcat Tank–118th St. Trail, 13 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 947 ft
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