Maricopa Trail & Rockway Hill
6.4 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Maricopa Trail & Rockway Hill is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Cave Creek, AZ. It climbs 334 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Maricopa Trail & Rockway Hill
6.4 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,121–2,461 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail · 33.85622, -112.00680
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Rockway Hill, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Maricopa Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail, heading NW.
- 450 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 2.3 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Maricopa Trail Trailhead
- Maricopa Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 335 ft
- Rockway Hill 6.6 mi · ▲ 335 ft
- Spur Cross Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 637 ft
- Maricopa Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 673 ft
- Solar Oasis–Elephant Mountain Trail, 5 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,232 ft
- Maricopa Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 1,237 ft
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