Phoenix trail via Indian Bend Wash Bikeway
10.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Phoenix trail via Indian Bend Wash Bikeway is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Paradise Valley Park near Rancho Santa Fe, AZ. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Phoenix trail via Indian Bend Wash Bikeway
10.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,360–1,484 ft
Out & Back · Paradise Valley Park
Trailhead: 33.64867, -111.99969
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 331 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Indian Bend Wash Bikeway, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Phoenix trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Phoenix trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Indian Bend Wash Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 331 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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