Petting Zoo–Papago Ponds, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Papago Park near Papago Peaks Village, AZ. The route passes Papago Ponds before reaching Petting Zoo at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,217 – 1,322 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.45860, -111.96880
Nearest town Papago Peaks Village, AZ
Directions
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Petting Zoo–Papago Ponds, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,218–1,323 ft
Out & Back · Papago Park
Trailhead: 33.45860, -111.96880
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 84° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: 52nd St & McDowell Rd stop 669 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto 5k Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Double Butte Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 5k Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Papago Ponds.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Hole-In-The-Rock Trail, heading S.
- 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 E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Phoenix Muni, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Petting Zoo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Ranger Office Loop Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Hole-In-The-Rock Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Double Butte Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto 5k Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
70% dirt15% paved15% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 101°F84°
Feels like96°Precip5%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
101°81°
Sun
102°79°
Mon
103°90°
Tue
106°93°
Wed
104°91°
23%
Thu
103°88°
28%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 52nd St & McDowell Rd stop 669 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 5k Trail & Elliot Ramada Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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