White Tank Mountain Regional Park
Mesquite Canyon–Bajada Trail Loop, 5 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,021 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Mesquite Canyon–Bajada Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 13.8-mile loop in White Tank Mountain Regional Park near Citrus Park, AZ. The route reaches Mesquite Canyon. It climbs 2,021 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mesquite Canyon–Bajada Trail Loop, 5 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,021 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Elevation 1,420–3,237 ft
Loop · White Tank Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Waddell Trail · 33.59257, -112.51115
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 78° · precip 3% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Waddell Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Mesquite Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Bajada Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Goat Camp Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Mesquite Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.2 miBear right onto Mesquite Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miPass Mesquite Canyon.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Waddell Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Waddell Trail Trailhead
- Mesquite Canyon Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Waddell Trail & gray fox via Sonoran Loop Competitive Track 6.6 mi · ▲ 242 ft
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