Rio Salado Pathway via Salt River Shore
4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Rio Salado Pathway via Salt River Shore is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Rio Salado Park near Tovrea, AZ. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rio Salado Pathway via Salt River Shore
4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,120–1,151 ft
Out & Back · Rio Salado Park
Trailhead: 33.42586, -111.99563
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 103°F / low 84° · precip 7% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: University Dr & 40th St stop 431 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Salt River Shore, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rio Salado Pathway, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Rio Salado Pathway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salt River Shore, heading SW.
- 1.1 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Dr & 40th St stop 431 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Salt River Shore 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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