Pond #2–Pond #3, 3 lakes
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Pond #2–Pond #3, 3 lakes is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Crossroads Park near Higley, AZ. The route passes Crossroads Park Lake and Pond #3 before reaching Pond #2 at the turnaround, 2.2 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.
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Pond #2–Pond #3, 3 lakes
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 1,264–1,281 ft
Out & Back · Crossroads Park
Trailhead: 33.32846, -111.74432
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 85° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Crossroads Park Lake.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Pond #3.
- 500 ftReach Pond #2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pond #5–Pond #2, 7 lakes 5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Crossroads Park Lake & Eastern Canal Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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