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Estrella Mountain Regional Park

North Lake–South Lake, 8 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 5 hr 29 min

North Lake–South Lake, 8 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Liberty, AZ. The route passes North Lake and South Lake. It climbs 492 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi965 – 1,493 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.34957, -112.43449
Nearest town Liberty, AZ
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North Lake–South Lake, 8 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Elevation 963–1,494 ft

Out & Back · Estrella Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.34957, -112.43449

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass North Lake.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftBear left onto Corgett Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftPass South Lake.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Tortuga, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Park Avenue, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Crossover Trail, heading E.
  10. 1 miTurn right onto Pedersen Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading E.
  12. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Pedersen Trail, heading S.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto Homestead Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pedersen Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miReach North Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Homestead Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Pedersen Trail, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading NW.
  19. 2.3 miTurn right onto Pedersen Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
  21. 1 miTurn left onto Park Avenue, heading W.
  22. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tortuga, heading NW.
  23. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Corgett Trail, heading NW.
  24. 1.7 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-lake-south-lake-out-back-9-sights-25-km

Trail surface

67% dirt9% gravel1% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:08 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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