Ridge Trail
2 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 42 min
Ridge Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Sunshine Acres, AZ. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,322 – 1,398 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.51716, -111.67408
Nearest town Sunshine Acres, AZ
Directions
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Ridge Trail
2 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 42 min
Elevation 1,322–1,399 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.51716, -111.67408
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mo Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 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 N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Granite Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftArrive 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
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ridge Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Hawes Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Hawes Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Saddle Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Saddle Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 451 ft
- Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed) 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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