Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Quail Trail via Rainbow Valley Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 760 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Quail Trail via Rainbow Valley Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Litchfield Junction, AZ. It climbs 760 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Quail Trail via Rainbow Valley Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 760 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 901–1,307 ft
Out & Back · Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.38705, -112.40047
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 105°F / low 81° · precip 3% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Quail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Baseline Trail 7 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Baseline Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Baseline Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Baseline Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Baseline Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Baseline Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 413 ft
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