Multi-Use Path A & Speckled Rattler
4.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Multi-Use Path A & Speckled Rattler is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Paloma Regional Preserve near Parkview Estates, AZ. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Multi-Use Path A & Speckled Rattler
4.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,400–1,557 ft
Out & Back · Paloma Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Biscuit Flat · 33.75081, -112.21446
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 79° · precip 5% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Multi-Use Path A, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Speckled Rattler, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Multi-Use Path A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Multi-Use Path A, heading NW.
- 1.8 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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