Petting Zoo–Papago Ponds, 4 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Papago Park near Papago Peaks Village, AZ. The route passes Papago Ponds before reaching Petting Zoo at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 277 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,217 – 1,391 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.46973, -111.95137
Nearest town Papago Peaks Village, AZ
Directions
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Petting Zoo–Papago Ponds, 4 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,218–1,393 ft
Out & Back · Papago Park
Trailhead: 33.46973, -111.95137
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 83° · precip 5% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: McDowell Rd & Karsten Wy stop 694 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Double Butte Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Big Butte Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto 5k Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Double Butte Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 5k Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftPass Papago Ponds.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Hole-In-The-Rock Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto North Ranger Office Loop Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Nature Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto North Ranger Office Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Phoenix Muni, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Petting Zoo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Ranger Office Loop Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Hole-In-The-Rock Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Double Butte Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto 5k Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Big Butte Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Double Butte Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt16% paved17% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 98°F83°
Feels like96°Precip5%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
100°81°
Sun
102°79°
Mon
103°90°
Tue
105°93°
Wed
104°91°
24%
Thu
102°87°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: McDowell Rd & Karsten Wy stop 694 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Double Butte Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Double Butte Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Big Butte Loop & Double Butte Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Hole in the Rock–The Hole in the Rock, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Elliot Ramada Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Double Butte Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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