Palo Verde Tank & Maricopa Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 4 hr 43 min
Palo Verde Tank & Maricopa Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Vistancia, AZ. The route reaches Palo Verde Tank at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Palo Verde Tank & Maricopa Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 4 hr 43 min
Elevation 1,583–1,680 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.82812, -112.25277
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 4% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 4.2 miTurn left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Palo Verde Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Maricopa Trail, heading SW.
- 4.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 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 4.3 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Maricopa Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Maricopa Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Hank Raymond Lake via Maricopa Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Maricopa Trail 14.5 mi · ▲ 188 ft
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- Maricopa Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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