Maricopa Trail
14.5 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 4 hr 56 min
Maricopa Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Vistancia, AZ. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,581 – 1,696 ft14.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.82812, -112.25277
Nearest town Vistancia, AZ
Directions
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Maricopa Trail
14.5 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 4 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,583–1,697 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.82812, -112.25277
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 5.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 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
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 4:45 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Maricopa Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Maricopa Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Hank Raymond Lake via Maricopa Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Palo Verde Tank & Maricopa Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 161 ft
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