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Crossroads Park

Pond #2–Pond #3, 6 lakes

9.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Pond #2–Pond #3, 6 lakes is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Crossroads Park near Summer Mesa, AZ. The route passes Pond #1, Pond #7, Pond #2 and Pond #3 before reaching Crossroads Park Lake at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,263 – 1,289 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.39249, -111.73980
Nearest town Summer Mesa, AZ
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Pond #2–Pond #3, 6 lakes

9.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,264–1,289 ft

Out & Back · Crossroads Park

Trailhead: 33.39249, -111.73980

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 84° · precip 7% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Transit-accessible: Southern/Norfolk stop 195 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Santan Vista Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eastern Canal Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Santan Vista Trail, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eastern Canal Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.2 miPass Pond #1.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Rattlesnake Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftPass Pond #7.
  11. 450 ftPass Pond #2.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftPass Pond #3.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miPass Crossroads Park Lake.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftReach Pond #2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 1 miContinue straight onto Eastern Canal Trail, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Santan Vista Trail, heading NE.
  37. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eastern Canal Trail, heading N.
  38. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Santan Vista Trail, heading N.
  39. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pond-2-pond-3-out-back-10-lakes

Trail surface

62% paved10% gravel5% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 101°F84°
Feels like95°Precip7%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat 100°81°
Sun 102°79°
Mon 103°89°
Tue 105°92°
Wed 103°90° 32%
Thu 101°87° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southern/Norfolk stop 195 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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