Ridge Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Sunshine Acres, AZ. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,316 – 1,398 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail 33.54533, -111.66100
Nearest town Sunshine Acres, AZ
Directions
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Ridge Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,316–1,399 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail · 33.54533, -111.66100
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mo Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Mo Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Granite Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 101°F83°
Feels like88°Precip6%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat
102°84°
Sun
104°82°
Mon
103°87°
Tue
105°87°
Wed
103°87°
27%
Thu
105°85°
21%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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