Maricopa Trail
8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Maricopa Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Liberty, AZ. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Maricopa Trail
8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 888–982 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.33401, -112.51261
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 105°F / low 82° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Maricopa Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miReach Maricopa Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:18 PM.
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