Maricopa Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Maricopa Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Wranglers Roost, AZ. It climbs 326 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Maricopa Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Elevation 1,637–1,983 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail · 33.86438, -112.07268
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 77° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Maricopa Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail Access, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail, heading SW.
- 5.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Maricopa Trail, heading N.
- 5.9 miContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail Access, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Maricopa Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miArrive 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 2.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Maricopa Trail Trailhead
- North 7th Street Loop via Maricopa Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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