Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve
Maricopa Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Maricopa Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve near Vistancia, AZ. It climbs 530 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Maricopa Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,266–1,544 ft
Out & Back · Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 33.73071, -112.27345
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
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Weather
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 — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Calderwood Butte 1.1 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- Maricopa Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 557 ft
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