Maricopa Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Maricopa Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Anthem, AZ. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Maricopa Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,583–1,745 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.80868, -112.16863
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 79° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Maricopa Trail (Bob Bentley Spur), heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 6.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 6.4 miContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail (Bob Bentley Spur), heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Palo Verde Tank via Black Canyon Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Maricopa Trail & Maricopa Trail;Black Canyon Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Purcell Tank–Black Canyon Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Purcell Tank–Black Canyon Trail, 4 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Cline Tank–Purcell Tank, 4 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Maricopa Trail 13.4 mi · ▲ 160 ft
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