Maricopa Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 906 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Maricopa Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Wranglers Roost, AZ. It climbs 906 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,054 – 2,461 ft10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail 33.86422, -112.05695
Nearest town Wranglers Roost, AZ
Directions
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Maricopa Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 906 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 2,052–2,462 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail · 33.86422, -112.05695
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Maricopa Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 3.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 3.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Maricopa Trail Trailhead
- Maricopa Trail 6 mi · ▲ 625 ft
- Rockway Hill via Maricopa Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 906 ft
- Maricopa Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft
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- Jims Spring & Maricopa Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 1,272 ft
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