Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Maricopa Trail
14.7 mi · ▲ 1,619 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Maricopa Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area near Wranglers Roost, AZ. It climbs 1,619 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Maricopa Trail
14.7 mi · ▲ 1,619 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 2,081–2,769 ft
Out & Back · Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Trailhead: 33.85588, -112.05789
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp left onto North 12th Street, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Maricopa Trail, heading N.
- 3.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 2.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 3.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 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 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
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- Linda Lane via Maricopa Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 456 ft
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